Where does “biçimsel” come from?

biçimsel (Turkish) comes from Turkish sel, from Ottoman Turkish سل, from Ottoman Turkish سیل, from Arabic سَيْل.

biçimsel (Turkish): morphological; of or relating to shape or form

Definitions

  1. morphological; of or relating to shape or form

Ancestry of “biçimsel”, step by step

biçimsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishselflood
2Ottoman Turkishسلflood
3Ottoman Turkishسیلflood, inundation, deluge, a disastrous overflow of water from a lake or other body of water
4Arabicسَيْل—

via Turkish biçim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbiçimform, shape
2Turkishbiçmekto cut
3Ottoman Turkishبیچمكto cut
Every word from Arabic سَيْل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سیل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سل →