Where does “yalı” come from?
yalı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یالی, from Greek γιαλός, from Byzantine Greek γιαλός, from Ancient Greek Αἰγιαλός, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
yalı (Turkish): shore, strand, beach, bank; waterside house or...
Definitions
- shore, strand, beach, bank; waterside house or...
Ancestry of “yalı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یالی | bank, shore, brim of a body of water; waterside... |
| 2 | Greek | γιαλός | seashore, beach |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | γιαλός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἰγιαλός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |