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Where does “άλικος” come from?

άλικος (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish آل, from Proto-Turkic Āl — red, crimson.

άλικος (Greek): scarlet, crimson

Definitions

  1. scarlet, crimson

Ancestry of “άλικος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآلfamily; crimson, red
2Proto-TurkicĀlred, crimson
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