Where does “kentli” come from?

kentli (Turkish) comes from Turkish -lı, from Bulgarian -ев, from Old Church Slavonic -евъ, from Proto-Slavic *-evъ.

kentli (Turkish): townsman

Definitions

  1. townsman

Ancestry of “kentli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-lıAlternative form of -li; the one that has
2Bulgarian-ев—
3Old Church Slavonic-евъ—
4Proto-Slavic*-evъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-evъ →Every word from Turkish -lı →Every word from Bulgarian -ев →