English
Yildirim
Yildirim comes from Ottoman Turkish یلدرم ‘thunderbolt, lightning’, and goes back to Proto-Turkic *yaltïr- ‘to flash, blaze’.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*yaltïr-‘to flash, blaze’reconstructed
- Proto-Turkic, derivedprehistoric (reconstructed)*yaltïrïm‘lightning’reconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928یلدرم‘thunderbolt, lightning’
- Turkish1928–presentYıldırım
- EnglishtodayYildirim
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*yaltïr-‘to flash, blaze’reconstructed
- Proto-Turkic, derivedprehistoric (reconstructed)*yaltïrïm‘lightning’reconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928یلدرم‘thunderbolt, lightning’
- Turkish1928–presentYıldırım
- EnglishtodayYildirim
Every English word from Proto-Turkic *yaltïr-
Today it means
name A surname from Turkish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *yaltïr- / Yildirim