Where does “Yıldızeli” come from?
Yıldızeli (Turkish) comes from Turkish yıldız, from Ottoman Turkish یلدز, from Old Anatolian Turkish یلدوز, from Proto-Turkic yulduŕ, from Proto-Turkic -dïŕ.
Ancestry of “Yıldızeli”, step by step
Yıldızeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish yıldız
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yıldız | star; A widely-known person; a celebrity; Actors... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یلدز | star |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یلدوز | star |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yulduŕ | star |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | -dïŕ | — |
via Turkish eli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | eli | — |