Where does “kıllı” come from?
kıllı (Turkish) comes from Turkish kıl, from Ottoman Turkish كیل, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
kıllı (Turkish): hairy
Ancestry of “kıllı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kıl | peevish; body hair; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كیل | — |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
Words derived from “kıllı”