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Where does “ilk” come from?

ilk (Turkish) comes from Turkish göz, from Turkish ağrı, from Turkish -ı, from Ottoman Turkish ـی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas — -y, -ic.

ilk (Turkish): first; pristine; first, firstly

Definitions

  1. first; pristine; first, firstly

Ancestry of “ilk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgözeye; cell, compartment
2Turkishağrıpain, ache
3Turkish-ıaccusative suffix; 3rd person singular possessive...
4Ottoman Turkishـی—
5PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
6Middle Persian-yk'—
7Old Persian-𐎡𐎣—
8Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ilk”

  • İlknur
  • İlker
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