Where does “şaka yollu” come from?

şaka yollu (Turkish) comes from Turkish şaka, from Ottoman Turkish سقا, from Arabic سَقَّاء.

şaka yollu (Turkish): Making something seem like a joke; jokingly

Definitions

  1. Making something seem like a joke; jokingly

Ancestry of “şaka yollu”, step by step

şaka yollu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish şaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşakajoke; prank
2Ottoman Turkishسقاwater carrier, someone who distributes or supplies water for a living
3Arabicسَقَّاء—

via Turkish yol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyolpath, road, way; second-person singular...
2Ottoman Turkishیولroad, street, a way used for travelling between places
3Proto-Turkicyōlroad
Every word from Arabic سَقَّاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سقا →Every word from Turkish şaka →