Where does “sexgili” come from?

sexgili (Turkish) comes from Turkish seks, from French sexe, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “sexgili”, step by step

sexgili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish seks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsekssex
2Frenchsexegender; sex; sex organ
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Turkish sevgili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsevgilibeloved, lover, darling; boyfriend, girlfriend;...
2Ottoman Turkishسوگولو
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus