Where does “göğüs kılı” come from?
göğüs kılı (Turkish) comes from Turkish kıl, from Ottoman Turkish كیل, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
göğüs kılı (Turkish): chest hair
Definitions
- chest hair
Ancestry of “göğüs kılı”, step by step
göğüs kılı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish kıl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kıl | peevish; body hair; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كیل | family, household |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |