Where does “Eylül” come from?
Eylül (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایلول, from Arabic أَيْلُول, from Classical Syriac ܐܝܠܘܠ, from Aramaic אלול, from Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 — month of harvest.
Ancestry of “Eylül”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ایلول | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَيْلُول | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܐܝܠܘܠ | — |
| 4 | Aramaic | אלול | August or September; Elul |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒌗𒆥 | month of harvest |