Where does “kral” come from?

kral (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish kral, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kral (Turkish): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “kral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishkral—
2Old High Germankarlman
3Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
4Proto-Germanickaraz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →