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Where does “yalan” come from?
yalan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یالان, from Old Turkic yalgan.
yalan
(Turkish): lie
Definitions
lie
Ancestry of “yalan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ottoman Turkish
یالان
lie
2
Old Turkic
yalgan
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Words derived from “yalan”
yalanlamak
yalan dolan
yalan yanlış
Every word from Old Turkic yalgan →
Every word from Ottoman Turkish یالان →