Where does “Ulukışla” come from?

Ulukışla (Turkish) comes from Turkish ulu, from Ottoman Turkish اولو, from Ottoman Turkish او, from Ottoman Turkish اول, from Arabic أَوَّل — first.

Ancestry of “Ulukışla”, step by step

Ulukışla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishulusupreme, great, holy
2Ottoman Turkishاولوdead
3Ottoman Turkishاوhouse; he, she, it; that
4Ottoman Turkishاولhe, she, it
5Arabicأَوَّلfirst

via Turkish kışla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkışlacovered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight
2Ottoman Turkishقیشلهcovered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight
Every word from Arabic أَوَّل
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