Where does “rakam” come from?
rakam (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish رقم, from Arabic رَقَم, from Arabic رَقْم.
rakam (Turkish): digit
Ancestry of “rakam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | رقم | — |
| 2 | Arabic | رَقَم | — |
| 3 | Arabic | رَقْم | — |