Where does “kısayol” come from?

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

kısayol (Turkish): shortcut

Definitions

  1. shortcut

Ancestry of “kısayol”, step by step

kısayol 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 →