Where does “yer elması” come from?
yer elması (Turkish) comes from Turkish yer, from Ottoman Turkish یر, from Old Anatolian Turkish یر, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.
yer elması (Turkish): Jerusalem artichoke
Ancestry of “yer elması”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | yer | place, location; the ground, the earth;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یر | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یر | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yẹr | earth |