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Where does “karlı” come from?

karlı (Turkish) comes from Turkish kâr, from Ottoman Turkish كار, from French car, from Latin quare, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

karlı (Turkish): snowy

Definitions

  1. snowy

Ancestry of “karlı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkârprofit
2Ottoman Turkishكارbusiness, negotium, work, affair, scheme; profit,...
3Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
4Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
5Latinrēs—
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicō—
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcō—
10Latin-tiō—
11Latindissertātiō—
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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