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Where does “cinsellik” come from?

cinsellik (Turkish) comes from Turkish cinsel, from Turkish cins, from Russian джи́нсы, from English Jeans, from English jean fustian, from Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum.

cinsellik (Turkish): sexuality

Definitions

  1. sexuality

Ancestry of “cinsellik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcinselsexual; carnal
2Turkishcinssort; sex, gender; genus
3Russianджи́нсы—
4EnglishJeansplural of Jean
5Englishjean fustian—
6Middle Englishfustianstrong cotton fabric
7Old Frenchfustaine—
8Medieval Latinfustaneum—
9Latinfustisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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