Where does “soru işareti” come from?

soru işareti (Turkish) comes from Turkish işaret, from Ottoman Turkish اشارت, from Arabic إِشَارَة — to show or display; sign.

soru işareti (Turkish): question mark

Definitions

  1. question mark

Ancestry of “soru işareti”, step by step

soru işareti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish işaret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishişaretsign
2Ottoman Turkishاشارتsign, symbol, any object or event whose presence indicates the occurance of something else
3Arabicإِشَارَةto show or display; sign

via Turkish soru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsoruquestion
2Old Turkicsorug—
Every word from Arabic إِشَارَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اشارت →Every word from Turkish işaret →