Where does “ortabab” come from?

ortabab (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani orta, from Proto-Turkic *ortu, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

ortabab (Azerbaijani): mediocre, average

Definitions

  1. mediocre, average

Ancestry of “ortabab”, step by step

ortabab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani orta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniortamiddle; average
2Proto-Turkic*ortumiddle
3Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait

via Azerbaijani Bab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AzerbaijaniBab—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫr- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ortu →Every word from Azerbaijani orta →