Where does “tükənməz” come from?
tükənməz (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani tükənmək, from Old Anatolian Turkish düken-, from Proto-Turkic tüke- — to come to an end; to finish, to complete.
tükənməz (Azerbaijani): never running dry of a spring or well
Definitions
- never running dry of a spring or well
Ancestry of “tükənməz”, step by step
tükənməz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani tükənmək
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | tükənmək | to run out, to disappear, to fail, to run low, to run short, to be consumed away, to be exhausted |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | düken- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | tüke- | to come to an end; to finish, to complete |
via Azerbaijani məz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | məz | — |