Where does “küllük” come from?
küllük (Turkish) comes from Turkish kül, from Ottoman Turkish قول, from Old Anatolian Turkish قل, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
küllük (Turkish): ashtray
Ancestry of “küllük”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kül | ash |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قول | servant; arm; branch, section, division |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قل | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |