Where does “ورل” come from?

ورل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic وَرَل, from Proto-Semitic *waral- — monitor lizard.

ورل (Ottoman Turkish): monitor lizard, varan, any of various large, carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae

Definitions

  1. monitor lizard, varan, any of various large, carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae

Ancestry of “ورل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَرَلmonitor lizard
2Proto-Semitic*waral-monitor lizard
Every word from Proto-Semitic *waral- →Every word from Arabic وَرَل →