Where does “قالابالق” come from?
قالابالق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـلق, from Proto-Turkic *-lik — noun suffix; -ness.
قالابالق (Ottoman Turkish): crowded
Definitions
- crowded
Ancestry of “قالابالق”, step by step
قالابالق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish ـلق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلق | -ness |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *-lik | noun suffix; -ness |
via Arabic غَلَبَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | غَلَبَة | prevalence; excess |