Where does “مِلِّیَّت” come from?

مِلِّیَّت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ملت, from Arabic مِلَّة — nation, religion; religious community.

Ancestry of “مِلِّیَّت”, step by step

مِلِّیَّت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ملت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishملتnation, people
2Arabicمِلَّةnation, religion; religious community

via Ottoman Turkish ـیت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـیت—
2Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix

Words derived from “مِلِّیَّت”

Every word from Arabic مِلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ملت →