Where does “tapınak” come from?

tapınak (Turkish) comes from Turkish -ak, from Ottoman Turkish ـاق, from Proto-Turkic *-gek — Forms deverbal nouns.

tapınak (Turkish): temple

Definitions

  1. temple

Ancestry of “tapınak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-ak—
2Ottoman TurkishـاقNoun and adjective diminutive suffix
3Proto-Turkic*-gekForms deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-gek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـاق →Every word from Turkish -ak →