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Where does “kalın” come from?

kalın (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قالن, from Proto-Turkic kalïŋ — thick; numerous.

kalın (Turkish): thick; back; Property or payment given by a...

Definitions

  1. thick; back; Property or payment given by a...

Ancestry of “kalın”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقالنthick
2Proto-Turkickalïŋthick; numerous
Every word from Proto-Turkic kalïŋ →