Where does “kısa yoldan” come from?

kısa yoldan (Turkish) comes from Turkish kısa, from Ottoman Turkish قیصه, from Proto-Turkic *kïs- — to squeeze.

kısa yoldan (Turkish): without stalling or wasting time

Definitions

  1. without stalling or wasting time

Ancestry of “kısa yoldan”, step by step

kısa yoldan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kısa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkısashort
2Ottoman Turkishقیصهbrief
3Proto-Turkic*kïs-to squeeze

via Turkish yol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyolpath, road, way; second-person singular...
2Ottoman Turkishیولroad, street, a way used for travelling between places
3Proto-Turkicyōlroad
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïs- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیصه →Every word from Turkish kısa →