Where does “bilé” come from?
bilé (Ladino) comes from Turkish bile, from Ottoman Turkish بیله, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.
bilé (Ladino): even
Ancestry of “bilé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bile | neither, even |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بیله | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |