Where does “بلی” come from?
بلی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بلی, from Arabic بَلَى — why, certainly!, yes, of course!.
Ancestry of “بلی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | بلی | yes |
| 2 | Arabic | بَلَى | why, certainly!, yes, of course! |