Where does “sel” come from?
sel (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سل, from Ottoman Turkish سیل, from Arabic سَيْل.
sel (Turkish): flood
Ancestry of “sel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سل | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سیل | — |
| 3 | Arabic | سَيْل | — |