Where does “al-əlvan” come from?

al-əlvan (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani al, from Proto-Turkic Āl — red, crimson.

al-əlvan (Azerbaijani): colourful, variegated, motley

Definitions

  1. colourful, variegated, motley

Ancestry of “al-əlvan”, step by step

al-əlvan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani al

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniallie, untruth; take
2Proto-TurkicĀlred, crimson

via Azerbaijani əlvan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniəlvanvariegated, motley, multicolored
2Arabicأَلْوَان—
Every word from Proto-Turkic Āl →Every word from Azerbaijani al →