Where does “Erol” come from?

Erol (Turkish) comes from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

Ancestry of “Erol”, step by step

Erol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
2Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
3Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
4Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via Turkish öl

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