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Where does “كلام” come from?

كلام (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic كَلَام — literary speech.

كلام (Ottoman Turkish): talking

Definitions

  1. talking

Ancestry of “كلام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَلَامliterary speech
Every word from Arabic كَلَام →