Where does “kirlilik” come from?
kirlilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish kirli, from Turkish kır, from Ottoman Turkish كیر, from Old Turkic kir, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.
kirlilik (Turkish): dirtiness; pollution
Ancestry of “kirlilik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kirli | dirty |
| 2 | Turkish | kır | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | كیر | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | kir | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kï̄ŕ | girl; woman; ? red, dark thing |