Where does “el” come from?

el (Azerbaijani) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish ایل, from Proto-Turkic ēl — realm.

el (Azerbaijani): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “el”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishایلland, country, region; the territory of a nation, a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc
2Proto-Turkicēlrealm

Words derived from “el

Every word from Proto-Turkic ēlEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایل