Where does “fesleğen” come from?

fesleğen (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فسلكن, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

fesleğen (Turkish): basil, sweet basil, any culinary herb of the species Ocimum basilicum

Definitions

  1. basil, sweet basil, any culinary herb of the species Ocimum basilicum

Ancestry of “fesleğen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفسلكنbasil, sweet basil, any culinary herb of the species Ocimum basilicum
2Ancient Greekβασιλικόνroyal
3Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
4Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king

Words derived from “fesleğen”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν →
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