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

Definitions

  1. dead; the dead

Ancestry of “ölü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاولوdead
2Ottoman Turkishاوhouse; he, she, it; that
3Ottoman Turkishاولhe, she, it
4Arabicأَوَّلfirst
Every word from Arabic أَوَّل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اول →Every word from Ottoman Turkish او →