Where does “lisan” come from?
lisan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish لسان, from Old Anatolian Turkish لسان, from Arabic لِسَان — tongue; language.
lisan (Turkish): language
Ancestry of “lisan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لسان | language; tongue |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | لسان | — |
| 3 | Arabic | لِسَان | tongue; language |