Where does “kulak memesi” come from?

kulak memesi (Turkish) comes from Turkish kulak, from Ottoman Turkish قولاق, from Ottoman Turkish قول, from Old Anatolian Turkish قل, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

kulak memesi (Turkish): ear lobe

Definitions

  1. ear lobe

Ancestry of “kulak memesi”, step by step

kulak memesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kulak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkulakear
2Ottoman Turkishقولاقear; one who has lost an arm, arm-cripple
3Ottoman Turkishقولservant; arm; branch, section, division
4Old Anatolian Turkishقلslave
5Proto-Turkickülash

via Turkish meme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmemebreast
Every word from Proto-Turkic külEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish قلEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قول