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Where does “unlu” come from?

unlu (Turkish) comes from Turkish -lı, from Bulgarian -ев, from Old Church Slavonic -евъ, from Proto-Slavic *-evъ.

unlu (Turkish): famous; celebrity; a great

Definitions

  1. famous; celebrity; a great

Ancestry of “unlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-lıAlternative form of -li; the one that has
2Bulgarian-ев—
3Old Church Slavonic-евъ—
4Proto-Slavic*-evъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-evъ →