Where does “Portekizli” come from?
Portekizli (Turkish) comes from Turkish -lı, from Ottoman Turkish ـلی.
Ancestry of “Portekizli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | -lı | Alternative form of -li; the one that has |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلی | — |