Where does “il” come from?

il (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایل, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایل, from Proto-Turkic ēl — realm.

il (Turkish): province

Definitions

  1. province

Ancestry of “il”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایلany other person that one's self, others, other people
2Old Anatolian Turkishایلland, country, region; the territory of a nation, a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc
3Proto-Turkicēlrealm

Words derived from “il”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ēl →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایل →