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

Definitions

  1. green; east

Ancestry of “yeşil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیشیلgreen, verdant, virent, with a hue which is of grass or leaves
2Old Anatolian Turkishیاشلgreen, verdant, virent, with a hue which is of grass or leaves
3Proto-Turkicyāĺïlgreen

Words derived from “yeşil”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yāĺïl →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یاشل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یشیل →