Where does “köylü” come from?

köylü (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كویلو, from Ottoman Turkish كوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی, from Persian کوی, from Middle Persian kwd — street, lane; lane, street.

köylü (Turkish): villager

Definitions

  1. villager

Ancestry of “köylü”, step by step

köylü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كویلو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكویلوvillager, countryman, peasant
2Ottoman Turkishكویvillage, a rural settlement of size between a hamlet and a town
3Old Anatolian Turkishكویvillage
4Persianکویstreet; city block
5Middle Persiankwdstreet, lane; lane, street

via Proto-Japonic koy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonickoyyellow
2Persianقویstrong; Form of قو with ezâfe
3Arabicقَوِيّstrong

Words derived from “köylü”

Every word from Middle Persian kwd →Every word from Persian کوی →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی →