Where does “سودالی” come from?

سودالی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian سودا, from Arabic سَوْدَاء — black bile, melancholy; black.

سودالی (Ottoman Turkish): lover

Definitions

  1. lover

Ancestry of “سودالی”, step by step

سودالی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سودا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسوداtrade
2Arabicسَوْدَاءblack bile, melancholy; black

via Ottoman Turkish ـلی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلی—
Every word from Arabic سَوْدَاء →Every word from Persian سودا →