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Where does “ال” come from?
ال (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic elig — hand.
Ancestry of “ال”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Turkic
elig
hand
Words derived from “ال”
ال
el
تیز الدن
hanımeli
elle
elinden gelmek
eli sıkı
el kremi
Eldivan
tekel
Every word from Proto-Turkic elig →