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

Definitions

  1. dirtiness; pollution

Ancestry of “kirlilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkirlidirty
2Turkishkıruncultivated area, wilderness
3Ottoman Turkishكیرdirt, filth, squalor, any foul matter which soils or defiles
4Old Turkickir—
5Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing

Words derived from “kirlilik”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Turkic kir →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كیر →