Where does “hide” come from?
hide (Albanian) comes from Turkish iğde, from Ottoman Turkish ایكده, from Proto-Turkic *yidge.
hide (Albanian): jujube
Ancestry of “hide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | iğde | oleaster, silverberry; silverberry tree |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ایكده | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *yidge | — |