Where does “yüksekokul” come from?

yüksekokul (Turkish) comes from Turkish yüksek, from Ottoman Turkish یوكسك — high, tall, physically elevated, extending above a base or average level.

yüksekokul (Turkish): high school

Definitions

  1. high school

Ancestry of “yüksekokul”, step by step

yüksekokul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yüksek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyüksekhigh
2Ottoman Turkishیوكسكhigh, tall, physically elevated, extending above a base or average level

via Turkish okul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishokulschool
Every word from Ottoman Turkish یوكسكEvery word from Turkish yüksek