Where does “kellik” come from?

kellik (Turkish) comes from Turkish -lık, from Ottoman Turkish ـلق, from Proto-Turkic *-lik — noun suffix; -ness.

kellik (Turkish): baldness, calvity; state of being bald; alopecia

Definitions

  1. baldness, calvity; state of being bald; alopecia

Ancestry of “kellik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-lık-ness; -hood; -ship
2Ottoman Turkishـلق-ness
3Proto-Turkic*-liknoun suffix; -ness
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-lik →Every word from Turkish -lık →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـلق →