Where does “etçil” come from?

etçil (Turkish) comes from Turkish et, from Ottoman Turkish ات, from Proto-Turkic et — meat.

etçil (Turkish): carnivorous

Definitions

  1. carnivorous

Ancestry of “etçil”, step by step

etçil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishetmeat
2Ottoman Turkishاتmeat; flesh; alternative spelling of ایت
3Proto-Turkicetmeat

via Turkish çil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçilfreckle; scintillation; shining
2Ottoman Turkishچیلbright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
3Proto-Turkic*čïl—
Every word from Proto-Turkic et →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ات →Every word from Turkish et →