Where does “olası” come from?
olası (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اولاسی, from Ottoman Turkish اولمق, from Proto-Turkic bōl- — to become.
olası (Turkish): possible; potential
Ancestry of “olası”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اولاسی | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اولمق | to become; to happen |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bōl- | to become |