Where Does The Word “A Lot” Come From?
Serkan Şen
Keywords: a lot, etimilogy, early Turkish, Turkish of Turkey
Abstract
In the article, one of the widespread modifiers of Turkish "çok" (a lot) "opposite of little, much" will be examined. At firsth, the word's place in the area of Turkish will be determined. Later different opinions about the etimology of "a lot" will be quoted. Lastly, the idea that "çok" (a lot) may be coming from "vurmak, saldırmak" (hit, attack) in early Turkish will be demostrated with evidence