Where does “kölelik” come from?

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

kölelik (Turkish): slavery

Definitions

  1. slavery

Ancestry of “kölelik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköleslave
2Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
3Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوله →Every word from Turkish köle →