Where does “emirlik” come from?

emirlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish Emir, from Ottoman Turkish امر, from Arabic أَمْر — order, command.

emirlik (Turkish): emirate

Definitions

  1. emirate

Ancestry of “emirlik”, step by step

emirlik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Emir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishEmirwhich means prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation
2Ottoman Turkishامرcommand, order, an action or inaction that must be obeyed, mandated by someone in authority
3Arabicأَمْرorder, command

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclik-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanl(o)yk-o-—

via Crimean Tatar emir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataremirorder
Every word from Arabic أَمْر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish امر →Every word from Turkish Emir →