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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

  1. peevish; body hair; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “kıl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكیل—
2Persianگلrose; flower; the core of a watermelon
3Frenchgaulepole; fishing pole; boner
4Middle Frenchgaule—
5Old Frenchgaule—
6FrankishWalhalandGaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners
7FrankishWalhaforeigners, Romans, Celts
8Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
9LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
10Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “kıl”

  • kıllı
  • kılsız
  • kılsızlık
  • kıllılık
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