Where does “dost canlısı” come from?

dost canlısı (Turkish) comes from Turkish canlı, from Welsh can-, from Proto-Brythonic kanta-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “dost canlısı”, step by step

dost canlısı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish canlı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcanlıliving, animate; live
2Welshcan-with, after
3Proto-Brythonickanta-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥-teh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt
8Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
9Old High Germankuti
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Turkish dost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdostfriend; paramour; an illicit male or female lover
2Ottoman Turkishدوست
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