Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قرنجه (karınca), from Old Anatolian Turkish قرنجه (qarınca), from Early Old Oghuz قَرِنْجَقْ (karınçak), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *karïnčga (“ant”).
Cognates
Cognate with Azerbaijani qarınca, Chagatai [script needed] (karınçga), Gagauz karımca, Khakas харчых (xarçıx) and Turkmen garynja.