Where does “Birol” come from?

Birol (Turkish) comes from Turkish bir, from Ottoman Turkish بر, from Old Anatolian Turkish بر, from Proto-Turkic bīr — one.

Ancestry of “Birol”, step by step

Birol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbira, an; some; mono
2Ottoman Turkishبرa, an; one
3Old Anatolian Turkishبرa, an; one
4Proto-Turkicbīrone

via Turkish öl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishölsingular imperative of ölmek; singular negative...
2Turkishölmekto die
3Proto-Turkicöl-to die
Every word from Proto-Turkic bīr →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بر →