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Where does “kelime” come from?

kelime (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كلمه, from Arabic كَلِمَة — word.

kelime (Turkish): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “kelime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكلمه—
2Arabicكَلِمَةword

Words derived from “kelime”

  • kelimecik
Every word from Arabic كَلِمَة →