Where does “qanunsız” come from?

qanunsız (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish sız, from Ottoman Turkish سز, from Proto-Turkic siŕ — you; ye.

qanunsız (Crimean Tatar): illegal, unlawful, illicit

Definitions

  1. illegal, unlawful, illicit

Ancestry of “qanunsız”, step by step

qanunsız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sız

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsızyou (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all
2Ottoman Turkishسزye, you
3Proto-Turkicsiŕyou; ye

via Crimean Tatar qanun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarqanunlaw
2Arabicقَانُونlaw, regulation; tax, law
3Ancient Greekκανώνrod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...
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