Where does “fal” come from?

fal (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فال, from Arabic فَأْل — omen.

fal (Turkish): fortune telling, omen

Definitions

  1. fortune telling, omen

Ancestry of “fal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفالomen, portent, augury, something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future
2Arabicفَأْلomen
Every word from Arabic فَأْل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فال →