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Where does “kuvvetsizlik” come from?

kuvvetsizlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish kuvvetsiz, from Ottoman Turkish قوتسز, from Ottoman Turkish قوت, from Arabic قُوَّة.

kuvvetsizlik (Turkish): powerfulness; forcefulness

Definitions

  1. powerfulness; forcefulness

Ancestry of “kuvvetsizlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkuvvetsizweak
2Ottoman Turkishقوتسز—
3Ottoman Turkishقوتluck; food; strength
4Arabicقُوَّة—
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