Where does “kimlik” come from?
kimlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish kim, from Ottoman Turkish كیم, from Karakhanid كِمْ, from Proto-Turkic kem — who.
kimlik (Turkish): identity
Ancestry of “kimlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kim | who |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كیم | — |
| 3 | Karakhanid | كِمْ | who |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kem | who |