Where does “ölüm” come from?
ölüm (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اولوم, from Old Anatolian Turkish اولوم, from Proto-Turkic öl- — to die.
ölüm (Turkish): first-person singular possessive of ölü; death
Definitions
- first-person singular possessive of ölü; death
Ancestry of “ölüm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اولوم | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اولوم | death |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | öl- | to die |
Words derived from “ölüm”