Where does “evlilik” come from?
evlilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish evli, from Ottoman Turkish اولو, from Ottoman Turkish او, from Ottoman Turkish اول, from Arabic أَوَّل — first.
evlilik (Turkish): marriage
Ancestry of “evlilik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | evli | married; State of having a house or flat |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اولو | dead |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | او | house; he, she, it; that |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | اول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | أَوَّل | first |