Where does “taklitçi” come from?
taklitçi (Turkish) comes from Turkish taklit, from Ottoman Turkish تقلید, from Arabic تَقْلِيد, from Ancient Greek κλειδί — lock.
taklitçi (Turkish): copyist; forger; imitator
Definitions
- copyist; forger; imitator
Ancestry of “taklitçi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | taklit | counterfeit; imitation; mock |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | تقلید | — |
| 3 | Arabic | تَقْلِيد | imitation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλειδί | lock |