Where does “ölü” come from?
ölü (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اولو, from Ottoman Turkish او, from Ottoman Turkish اول, from Arabic أَوَّل — first.
ölü (Turkish): dead; the dead
Ancestry of “ölü”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اولو | dead |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | او | house; he, she, it; that |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اول | — |
| 4 | Arabic | أَوَّل | first |