Where does “dost-tanış” come from?

dost-tanış (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani tanış, from Turkish tanımak, from Proto-Turkic tanu- — to get to know.

dost-tanış (Azerbaijani): friends and acquaintances; someone you know

Definitions

  1. friends and acquaintances; someone you know

Ancestry of “dost-tanış”, step by step

dost-tanış traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani tanış

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanitanışfamiliar; acquaintance
2Turkishtanımakto know; to recognize
3Proto-Turkictanu-to get to know

via Azerbaijani dost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanidostfriend
2Classical Persianدوسْت—
Every word from Proto-Turkic tanu- →Every word from Turkish tanımak →Every word from Azerbaijani tanış →