Where does “külliye” come from?
külliye (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كلیه, from Arabic كلية, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
külliye (Turkish): külliye
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Ancestry of “külliye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كلیه | kidney, the organ in the body that filters the blood |
| 2 | Arabic | كلية | college, academy, school, secondary school;... |
| 3 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 4 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |