Where does “kireç” come from?

kireç (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیرچ, from Persian گرچ, from Aramaic גִּירָא, from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜, from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 — kiln.

kireç (Turkish): lime

Definitions

  1. lime

Ancestry of “kireç”, step by step

kireç traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كیرچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكیرچlime
2Persianگرچlime; plaster; mortar
3Aramaicגִּירָא—
4Akkadian𒌋𒀜kiln; oven
5Sumerian𒌋𒀜kiln

via Ottoman Turkish كیرج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishكیرجAlternative form of كیرچ
Every word from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 →Every word from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜 →Every word from Aramaic גִּירָא →