Where does “Şiilik” come from?

Şiilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish Şii, from Ottoman Turkish شیعی, from Arabic شيعي, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Şiilik (Turkish): Shi'ism

Definitions

  1. Shi'ism

Ancestry of “Şiilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishŞiiShi'i
2Ottoman TurkishشیعیShi'ite
3ArabicشيعيShiite; second-person feminine singular active...
4Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic شيعي →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شیعی →