Where does “milyon” come from?
milyon (Turkish) comes from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
milyon (Turkish): million
Definitions
- million
Ancestry of “milyon”, step by step
milyon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French million
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 2 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 3 | Old French | millon | — |
| 4 | Italian | milione | million |
| 5 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 6 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via Spanish millón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | millón | million |