Where does “yalnız” come from?
yalnız (Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *yalŋuz, from Proto-Turkic yalïŋ — lonely, solitary; naked.
yalnız (Turkish): alone, lonely; alone, without anyone else; only
Definitions
- alone, lonely; alone, without anyone else; only
Ancestry of “yalnız”, step by step
yalnız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Turkic *yalŋuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *yalŋuz | alone, lonely |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yalïŋ | lonely, solitary; naked |
via Ottoman Turkish یالڭز
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یالڭز | — |