Where does “telif hakkı” come from?

telif hakkı (Turkish) comes from Turkish hak, from Ottoman Turkish حق, from Arabic حَقّ — truth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;...

telif hakkı (Turkish): copyright

Definitions

  1. copyright

Ancestry of “telif hakkı”, step by step

telif hakkı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish hak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhakjustice; right
2Ottoman Turkishحقjustice, fairness
3Arabicحَقّtruth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;...

via Turkish telif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtelifcomposition
2Ottoman Turkishتألیفreconciliation, conciliation, rapprochement
3Arabicتَأْلِيف—
Every word from Arabic حَقّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حق →Every word from Turkish hak →