Where does “terli” come from?

terli (Turkish) comes from Turkish ter, from Ottoman Turkish تر, from Persian تر, from Middle Persian tl' — wet, moist.

terli (Turkish): sweaty

Definitions

  1. sweaty

Ancestry of “terli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtersweat
2Ottoman Turkishترsweat; used to imitate a tremble or...
3Persianترmoist, wet; A suffix forming the comparative...
4Middle Persiantl'wet, moist
Every word from Middle Persian tl' →Every word from Persian تر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تر →