Where does “yel” come from?
yel (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یل, from Old Anatolian Turkish یل, from Proto-Turkic yïl — year.
yel (Turkish): wind
Ancestry of “yel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یل | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یل | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yïl | year |