Where does “milliyetçi” come from?

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

milliyetçi (Turkish): nationalist, nationalistic

Definitions

  1. nationalist, nationalistic

Ancestry of “milliyetçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmilliyetnationality, ethnicity
2Ottoman Turkishمِلِّیَّت—
3Ottoman Turkishملتnation, people
4Arabicمِلَّةnation, religion; religious community

Words derived from “milliyetçi”

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