Where does “tara” come from?

tara (Turkish) comes from Turkish taramak, from Ottoman Turkish طرامق, from Proto-Turkic *tara-.

tara (Turkish): grain; imperative of taramak

Definitions

  1. grain; imperative of taramak

Ancestry of “tara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtaramakto comb; to comb, search thoroughly; to scan, to...
2Ottoman Turkishطرامقto comb, to groom the hair with a toothed implement
3Proto-Turkic*tara-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tara- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طرامق →Every word from Turkish taramak →