Where does “eril” come from?
eril (Turkish) comes from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.
eril (Turkish): masculine
Definitions
- masculine
Ancestry of “eril”, step by step
eril traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |
via Turkish il
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | il | province |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ایل | any other person that one's self, others, other people |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایل | land, country, region; the territory of a nation, a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ēl | realm |