Where does “cilt” come from?
cilt (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جلد, from Arabic جِلْد, from Proto-Semitic gild-.
cilt (Turkish): skin; binding , book cover; book , volume
Definitions
- skin; binding , book cover; book , volume
Ancestry of “cilt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جلد | — |
| 2 | Arabic | جِلْد | skin, hide |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | gild- | — |