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

Definitions

  1. hefty, robust, strong

Ancestry of “güçlü kuvvetli”, step by step

güçlü kuvvetli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish güçlü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgüçlüpowerful, strong
2Turkish-liwith, containing;. This usage is treated as a "case suffix" and is separated from proper nouns by an apostrophe
3Ottoman TurkishـلوForms adjectives from nouns; with
4Proto-Turkic*-ligA positive adjective suffix

via Turkish kuvvetli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkuvvetlistrong
2Ottoman Turkishقوتلوfortunate, lucky, prosperous
3Ottoman Turkishقوتluck; food; strength
4Arabicقُوَّة
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-lig