Where does “kıyafetli” come from?
kıyafetli (Turkish) comes from Turkish kıyafet, from Ottoman Turkish قیافت, from Arabic قيافة, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
kıyafetli (Turkish): dressed
Ancestry of “kıyafetli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kıyafet | outfit, clothing, clothes |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قیافت | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قيافة | inference from external signs, physiognomics,... |
| 4 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 5 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 6 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |