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Where does “یالی” come from?

یالی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek γιαλός, from Byzantine Greek γιαλός, from Ancient Greek Αἰγιαλός, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

یالی (Ottoman Turkish): bank, shore, brim of a body of water; waterside...

Definitions

  1. bank, shore, brim of a body of water; waterside...

Ancestry of “یالی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγιαλόςseashore, beach
2Byzantine Greekγιαλός—
3Ancient GreekΑἰγιαλός—
4Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “یالی”

  • yali
  • yali
  • yalı
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