Where does “yeşil” come from?
yeşil (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یشیل, from Old Anatolian Turkish یاشل, from Proto-Turkic yāĺïl — green.
yeşil (Turkish): green; east
Ancestry of “yeşil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یشیل | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یاشل | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yāĺïl | green |
Words derived from “yeşil”