Where does “çilsiz” come from?
çilsiz (Turkish) comes from Turkish çil, from Ottoman Turkish چیل, from Proto-Turkic *čïl.
çilsiz (Turkish): speckless
Ancestry of “çilsiz”, step by step
çilsiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish çil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çil | freckle; scintillation; shining |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چیل | bright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *čïl | — |
via Turkish sız
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sız | you (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سز | ye, you |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | siŕ | you; ye |