Where does “kesinlikle” come from?

kesinlikle (Turkish) comes from Turkish kesinlik, from Turkish kesin, from Turkish kesmek, from Ottoman Turkish كسمك, from Proto-Turkic *kes-.

kesinlikle (Turkish): by all means, certainly, definitely, exactly, absolutely

Definitions

  1. by all means, certainly, definitely, exactly, absolutely

Ancestry of “kesinlikle”, step by step

kesinlikle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kesinlik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkesinlikprecision, certainty
2Turkishkesincertain, definitive
3Turkishkesmekto cut; to cut off, interrupt; to stop
4Ottoman Turkishكسمكto cut; to sever; to slice
5Proto-Turkic*kes-—

via Turkish le

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishleThe name of the Latin-script letter L
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kes- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كسمك →Every word from Turkish kesmek →