Where does “kirlikartopu” come from?

kirlikartopu (Turkish) comes from Turkish kâr, from Ottoman Turkish كار, from French car, from Latin quare, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kirlikartopu (Turkish): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “kirlikartopu”, step by step

kirlikartopu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kâr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkârprofit
2Ottoman Turkishكارbusiness, negotium, work, affair, scheme; profit,...
3Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
4Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
5Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
10Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
11Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Turkish kirli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkirlidirty
2Turkishkıruncultivated area, wilderness
3Ottoman Turkishكیرdirt, filth, squalor, any foul matter which soils or defiles
4Old Turkickir
5Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing

via Turkish top

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtopball; cannon; gay
2Ottoman Turkishطوپball; knob; cannon
3Old Turkictōp
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