Where does “ـله” come from?
ـله (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.
Ancestry of “ـله”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |