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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ulu | supreme, great, holy |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اولو | dead |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | او | house; he, she, it; that |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | اول | he, she, it |
| 5 | Arabic | أَوَّل | first |
via Turkish kışla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kışla | covered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قیشله | covered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight |