Where does “köle” come from?
köle (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.
köle (Turkish): slave
Ancestry of “köle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كوله | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kȫle | slave, servant |