Where does “köle” come from?

köle (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.

köle (Turkish): slave

Definitions

  1. slave

Ancestry of “köle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
2Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant

Words derived from “köle”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوله →