Where does “köylülük” come from?

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

köylülük (Turkish): The state of being a villager

Definitions

  1. The state of being a villager

Ancestry of “köylülük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköylüvillager
2Ottoman Turkishكویلوvillager, countryman, peasant
3Ottoman Turkishكویvillage, a rural settlement of size between a hamlet and a town
4Old Anatolian Turkishكویvillage
5Persianکویstreet; city block
6Middle Persiankwdstreet, lane; lane, street
Every word from Middle Persian kwd →Every word from Persian کوی →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی →