Where does “makas” come from?

makas (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مقص, from Arabic مِقَصّ.

makas (Turkish): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “makas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمقصscissors
2Arabicمِقَصّ—
Every word from Arabic مِقَصّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مقص →