Etymology

yali

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Today it means: A type of house, particularly found on the Bosporus. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish یالی ← Greek γιαλός
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The story

  1. Greek · derived fromγιαλός
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromیالی
  3. English todayyali

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یالی (yalı), from Greek γιαλός (gialós).

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