Where does “yerli” come from?

yerli (Turkish) comes from Azerbaijani yer, from Old Turkic یر, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.

yerli (Turkish): local

Definitions

  1. local

Ancestry of “yerli”, step by step

yerli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani yer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyerthe earth; ground; place, location
2Old Turkicیر—
3Proto-Turkicyẹrearth

via Crimean Tatar yer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataryerearth; place, location

via Crimean Tatar lı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarlı—
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹr →Every word from Old Turkic یر →Every word from Azerbaijani yer →