Where does “kişi” come from?
kişi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیشی, from Old Anatolian Turkish كشی, from Common Turkic kiši, from Proto-Turkic kiĺi — person, people.
kişi (Turkish): person, human being
Ancestry of “kişi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كیشی | person, human being |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | كشی | person |
| 3 | Common Turkic | kiši | person, people |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kiĺi | person, people |