Where does “güçlü kuvvetli” come from?
güçlü kuvvetli (Turkish) comes from Turkish güçlü, from Turkish -li, from Ottoman Turkish ـلو, from Proto-Turkic *-lig — A positive adjective suffix.
güçlü kuvvetli (Turkish): hefty, robust, strong
Ancestry of “güçlü kuvvetli”, step by step
güçlü kuvvetli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish güçlü
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | güçlü | powerful, strong |
| 2 | Turkish | -li | with, containing;. This usage is treated as a "case suffix" and is separated from proper nouns by an apostrophe |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلو | Forms adjectives from nouns; with |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *-lig | A positive adjective suffix |
via Turkish kuvvetli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kuvvetli | strong |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قوتلو | fortunate, lucky, prosperous |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قوت | luck; food; strength |
| 4 | Arabic | قُوَّة | — |