Where does “millet” come from?
millet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish millet, from Arabic مِلَّة — nation, religion; religious community.
millet (Turkish): nation
Ancestry of “millet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | millet | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مِلَّة | nation, religion; religious community |