Where does “alayî” come from?

alayî (Northern Kurdish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آلای, from Ancient Greek ἀλλάγιον.

alayî (Northern Kurdish): troop, regiment

Definitions

  1. troop, regiment

Ancestry of “alayî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآلایregiment
2Ancient Greekἀλλάγιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλλάγιον →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آلای →
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