Where does “kişi lâlası” come from?

kişi lâlası (Khalaj) comes from Khalaj kişi, from Common Turkic kiši, from Proto-Turkic kiĺi — person, people.

kişi lâlası (Khalaj): husband's brother-in-law

Definitions

  1. husband's brother-in-law

Ancestry of “kişi lâlası”, step by step

kişi lâlası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khalaj kişi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khalajkişiwoman
2Common Turkickišiperson, people
3Proto-Turkickiĺiperson, people

via Khalaj lâla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khalajlâlabrother
2Persianلالاsleep
Every word from Proto-Turkic kiĺi →Every word from Common Turkic kiši →Every word from Khalaj kişi →