Where does “Sevilay” come from?

Sevilay (Turkish) comes from Turkish sevil, from Turkish sevilmek, from Turkish sevmek, from Ottoman Turkish سومك, from Proto-Turkic seb- — to love; to like.

Ancestry of “Sevilay”, step by step

Sevilay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sevil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsevilimperative of sevilmek
2Turkishsevilmekto be loved
3Turkishsevmekto love; to like, enjoy; to care, fondle, caress,...
4Ottoman Turkishسومكto love; to like; to caress
5Proto-Turkicseb-to love; to like

via Turkish Ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAymoon; Moon
2Ottoman Turkishآیmoon; month
3Old Anatolian Turkishآیْ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic seb- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سومك →Every word from Turkish sevmek →