Where does “esenlik” come from?

esenlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish -lık, from Ottoman Turkish ـلق, from Proto-Turkic *-lik — noun suffix; -ness.

esenlik (Turkish): health; soundness; well-being

Definitions

  1. health; soundness; well-being

Ancestry of “esenlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-lık-ness; -hood; -ship
2Ottoman Turkishـلق-ness
3Proto-Turkic*-liknoun suffix; -ness
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-lik →Every word from Turkish -lık →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـلق →