Where does “eşcinsellik” come from?

eşcinsellik (Turkish) comes from Turkish eşcinsel, from Turkish cinsel, from Turkish cins, from Russian джи́нсы, from English Jeans, from English jean fustian, from Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine.

eşcinsellik (Turkish): homosexuality

Definitions

  1. homosexuality

Ancestry of “eşcinsellik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisheşcinselhomosexual
2Turkishcinselsexual; carnal
3Turkishcinssort; sex, gender; genus
4Russianджи́нсыjeans
5EnglishJeansplural of Jean
6Englishjean fustian
7Middle Englishfustianstrong cotton fabric
8Old FrenchfustaineA cotton fabric ancestral to modern fustian
9Medieval Latinfustaneum
10Latinfustisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Latin fustis