Where does “tatil” come from?
tatil (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تعطیل, from Arabic تَعْطِيل, from Arabic عَطَّلَ, from Arabic عَطِلَ.
tatil (Turkish): vacation; holiday; recess
Definitions
- vacation; holiday; recess
Ancestry of “tatil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تعطیل | — |
| 2 | Arabic | تَعْطِيل | suspension, break, hinderance |
| 3 | Arabic | عَطَّلَ | to neglect, to leave idle, to damage; to suspend,... |
| 4 | Arabic | عَطِلَ | — |