Where does “temiz kalpli” come from?

temiz kalpli (Turkish) comes from Turkish kalp, from Ottoman Turkish قلب, from Arabic قَلْب — to flip, to change.

temiz kalpli (Turkish): true-hearted, honest, doesn't have any evil intention

Definitions

  1. true-hearted, honest, doesn't have any evil intention

Ancestry of “temiz kalpli”, step by step

temiz kalpli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kalp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalpheart
2Ottoman Turkishقلبheart
3Arabicقَلْبto flip, to change

via Turkish temiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtemizclean
2Ottoman Turkishتمیزclean
3Arabicتَمْيِيز—
Every word from Arabic قَلْب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلب →Every word from Turkish kalp →