Where does “elle” come from?
elle (Turkish) comes from Turkish el, from Ottoman Turkish ال, from Old Anatolian Turkish ال, from Proto-Turkic elig — hand.
elle (Turkish): by hand, manually; second-person singular...
Definitions
- by hand, manually; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “elle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | el | hand; a foreign person; country, homeland,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ال | hand |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ال | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | elig | hand |