Where does “ئەل” come from?
ئەل (Uyghur) comes from Old Turkic 𐰠, from Proto-Turkic ēl — realm.
ئەل (Uyghur): country; people, nation, population; tribe
Definitions
- country; people, nation, population; tribe
Ancestry of “ئەل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Turkic | 𐰠 | country, a union of tribes |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | ēl | realm |