Where does “ümitli” come from?
ümitli (Turkish) comes from Turkish -lı, from Bulgarian -ев, from Old Church Slavonic -евъ, from Proto-Slavic *-evъ.
ümitli (Turkish): hopeful; feeling hope
Ancestry of “ümitli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | -lı | Alternative form of -li; the one that has |
| 2 | Bulgarian | -ев | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -евъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *-evъ | — |