Where does “kılıksız” come from?

kılıksız (Turkish) comes from Turkish sız, from Ottoman Turkish سز, from Proto-Turkic siŕ — you; ye.

kılıksız (Turkish): dowdyish; frumpish; hangdog

Definitions

  1. dowdyish; frumpish; hangdog

Ancestry of “kılıksız”, step by step

kılıksız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sız

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsızyou (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all
2Ottoman Turkishسزye, you
3Proto-Turkicsiŕyou; ye

via Turkish kılık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkılıkappearance; attire; dress
2Arabicقلقto be agitated, disquieted, shaken; to worry; to...
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