Where does “merkez” come from?
merkez (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مركز, from Arabic مَرْكَز, from Hebrew מרכז — center, centre.
merkez (Turkish): center; headquarters
Ancestry of “merkez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مركز | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مَرْكَز | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | מרכז | center, centre |