Where does “kul” come from?
kul (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قول, from Old Anatolian Turkish قل, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
kul (Turkish): ash
Ancestry of “kul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قول | servant; arm; branch, section, division |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قل | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |