Where does “kelin” come from?

kelin (Crimean Tatar) comes from Proto-Turkic *kẹlin, from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- — to come.

kelin (Crimean Tatar): bride

Definitions

  1. bride

Ancestry of “kelin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kẹlinbride
2Proto-Turkic*kẹl-to come
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *kẹlin →