Where does “kelâm” come from?

kelâm (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كلام, from Arabic كَلَام — literary speech.

kelâm (Turkish): remark, word, words

Definitions

  1. remark, word, words

Ancestry of “kelâm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكلامtalking
2Arabicكَلَامliterary speech
Every word from Arabic كَلَام →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كلام →