Where does “elinden gelmek” come from?

elinden gelmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish el, from Ottoman Turkish ال, from Old Anatolian Turkish ال, from Proto-Turkic elig — hand.

elinden gelmek (Turkish): to be able to, to lie within one's abilities

Definitions

  1. to be able to, to lie within one's abilities

Ancestry of “elinden gelmek”, step by step

elinden gelmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish el

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishelhand; a foreign person; country, homeland,...
2Ottoman Turkishالhand
3Old Anatolian Turkishال—
4Proto-Turkicelighand

via Turkish gelmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgelmekto come, move closer; to weigh
2Ottoman Turkishگلمكto come; to arrive; to result
3Ottoman Turkishكلمكto come
4Proto-Turkic*kẹl-to come
Every word from Proto-Turkic elig →
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