Where does “hukuksal” come from?

hukuksal (Turkish) comes from Turkish sel, from Ottoman Turkish سل, from Ottoman Turkish سیل, from Arabic سَيْل.

hukuksal (Turkish): legal (having basis or related to the law)

Definitions

  1. legal (having basis or related to the law)

Ancestry of “hukuksal”, step by step

hukuksal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishselflood
2Ottoman Turkishسلflood
3Ottoman Turkishسیلflood, inundation, deluge, a disastrous overflow of water from a lake or other body of water
4Arabicسَيْل—

via Turkish hukuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhukuklaw
2Arabicحُقُوق—
3Arabicحَقّtruth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;...
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