Where does “nasılsa” come from?

nasılsa (Turkish) comes from Turkish nasıl, from Ottoman Turkish نصل, from Ottoman Turkish نه, from Old Anatolian Turkish نَه, from Persian نه, from Middle Persian nwk', from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺, from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa — nine.

nasılsa (Turkish): somehow; due to an unknown, uncertain reason; for some reason, for whatever reason

Definitions

  1. somehow; due to an unknown, uncertain reason; for some reason, for whatever reason

Ancestry of “nasılsa”, step by step

nasılsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish nasıl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishnasılhow (in what manner)
2Ottoman Turkishنصلhow
3Ottoman Turkishنهwhat; neither; nor
4Old Anatolian Turkishنَه—
5Persianنهnot; no; nine
6Middle Persiannwk'—
7Old Persian𐎴𐎺nine
8Proto-IranianHnáwa—
9Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Turkish ise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishiseif; dative singular of is
2Ottoman Turkishایسهif
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa →