Where does “milliyet” come from?

milliyet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مِلِّیَّت, from Ottoman Turkish ملت, from Arabic مِلَّة — nation, religion; religious community.

milliyet (Turkish): nationality, ethnicity

Definitions

  1. nationality, ethnicity

Ancestry of “milliyet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمِلِّیَّت—
2Ottoman Turkishملتnation, people
3Arabicمِلَّةnation, religion; religious community

Words derived from “milliyet”

Every word from Arabic مِلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ملت →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مِلِّیَّت →