Where does “kalıtsal” come from?

kalıtsal (Turkish) comes from Turkish sel, from Ottoman Turkish سل, from Ottoman Turkish سیل, from Arabic سَيْل.

kalıtsal (Turkish): hereditary

Definitions

  1. hereditary

Ancestry of “kalıtsal”, step by step

kalıtsal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishselflood
2Ottoman Turkishسلflood
3Ottoman Turkishسیلflood, inundation, deluge, a disastrous overflow of water from a lake or other body of water
4Arabicسَيْل—

via Turkish kalıtım

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalıtımgenetics
Every word from Arabic سَيْل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سیل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سل →