Where does “kıl” come from?
kıl (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیل, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
kıl (Turkish): peevish; body hair; second-person singular...
Definitions
- peevish; body hair; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “kıl”, step by step
kıl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish كیل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كیل | family, household |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |