Where does “gönüllü” come from?
gönüllü (Turkish) comes from Turkish -li, from Ottoman Turkish ـلو, from Proto-Turkic *-lig.
gönüllü (Turkish): volunteer
Ancestry of “gönüllü”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | -li | with, containing; . This usage is treated as a... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلو | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *-lig | — |