Where does “orta” come from?
orta (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اورتا, from Proto-Turkic *ortu, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.
orta (Turkish): central; middle; centre
Ancestry of “orta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اورتا | middle, central; medium; the middle, center |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *ortu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ȫr- | to rise; to spin; to plait |