Where does “بكلر بكیلك” come from?
بكلر بكیلك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـلك, from Proto-Turkic *-lik — noun suffix; -ness.
بكلر بكیلك (Ottoman Turkish): The jurisdiction or the territory of a beylerbey
Definitions
- The jurisdiction or the territory of a beylerbey
Ancestry of “بكلر بكیلك”, step by step
بكلر بكیلك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish ـلك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلك | ness |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *-lik | noun suffix; -ness |
via Ottoman Turkish بكلر بكی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بكلر بكی | a lord of lords; a governor-general; beylerbey |