Where does “kalaysız” come from?

kalaysız (Turkish) comes from Turkish kalay, from Ottoman Turkish قالای, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ — related to tin; tin.

kalaysız (Turkish): untinned

Definitions

  1. untinned

Ancestry of “kalaysız”, step by step

kalaysız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kalay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalaytin
2Ottoman Turkishقالایtin; superficial ornament, mock; foul language,...
3Arabicقَلَعِيّrelated to tin; tin

via Turkish sız

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsızyou (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all
2Ottoman Turkishسزye, you
3Proto-Turkicsiŕyou; ye
Every word from Arabic قَلَعِيّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قالای →Every word from Turkish kalay →