Where does “dalgalı” come from?
dalgalı (Turkish) comes from Turkish dalga, from Ottoman Turkish طالغه, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلغه, from Proto-Turkic tolkun, from Proto-Turkic tolku- — to get disturbed.
dalgalı (Turkish): wavy
Ancestry of “dalgalı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | dalga | wave; thingumabob, thingamajig, thingummy, etc |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طالغه | wave, a regular movement in water; wave as a... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طلغه | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | tolkun | wave |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | tolku- | to get disturbed |