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Where does “sille” come from?

sille (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سله, from Arabic سَلَّة, from Aramaic סַלְּתָא.

sille (Turkish): a slap clapped with palms

Definitions

  1. a slap clapped with palms

Ancestry of “sille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسله—
2Arabicسَلَّة—
3Aramaicסַלְּתָא—

Words derived from “sille”

  • սիլլա
Every word from Aramaic סַלְּתָא →