Where does “el” come from?

el (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai ایل, from Proto-Turkic ēl — realm.

el (Uzbek): people, tribe

Definitions

  1. people, tribe

Ancestry of “el”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiایل
2Proto-Turkicēlrealm
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēlEvery word from Chagatai ایل