Where does “kısayol” come from?
kısayol (Turkish) comes from Turkish kısa, from Ottoman Turkish قیصه, from Proto-Turkic *kïs-.
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Ancestry of “kısayol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kısa | short |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قیصه | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *kïs- | — |