Where does “külliye” come from?
külliye (English) comes from Turkish külliye, from Ottoman Turkish كلیه, from Arabic كلية, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
külliye (English): A Turkish mosque complex
Definitions
- A Turkish mosque complex
Ancestry of “külliye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | külliye | külliye |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كلیه | kidney, the organ in the body that filters the blood |
| 3 | Arabic | كلية | college, academy, school, secondary school;... |
| 4 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |