Where does “Adal” come from?
Adal (Turkish) comes from Turkish ad, from Ottoman Turkish آد, from Malay اد, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “Adal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | ad | name, first name, last name; noun; reputation,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آد | name; noun; name, fame, reputation |
| 3 | Malay | اد | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |