Where does “ortalamak” come from?

ortalamak (Turkish) comes from Turkish orta, from Ottoman Turkish اورتا, from Proto-Turkic *ortu, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

ortalamak (Turkish): to centre

Definitions

  1. to centre

Ancestry of “ortalamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishortacentral; middle; centre
2Ottoman Turkishاورتاmiddle, central; medium; the middle, center
3Proto-Turkic*ortumiddle
4Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫr- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ortu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اورتا →