Where does “laf olsun diye” come from?
laf olsun diye (Turkish) comes from Turkish olmak, from Turkish -iş, from Ottoman Turkish ـش, from Old Anatolian Turkish ـش, from Proto-Turkic -il — Forms deverbal nouns.
laf olsun diye (Turkish): just for the sake of conversation, randomly or without a clear or defined purpose
Definitions
- just for the sake of conversation, randomly or without a clear or defined purpose
Ancestry of “laf olsun diye”, step by step
laf olsun diye traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish olmak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | olmak | to become, come to exist, come into being; to... |
| 2 | Turkish | -iş | Derives nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ـش | — |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ـش | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | -il | Forms deverbal nouns |