Where does “el” come from?
el (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ال, from Old Anatolian Turkish ال, from Proto-Turkic elig — hand.
el (Turkish): hand; a foreign person; country, homeland,...
Definitions
- hand; a foreign person; country, homeland,...
Ancestry of “el”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ال | hand |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ال | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | elig | hand |