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Where does “тығыҙ” come from?

тығыҙ (Bashkir) comes from Old Norse tigir, from Proto-Turkic *teker, from Proto-Turkic teg- — to reach.

тығыҙ (Bashkir): small, confined; cramped; compact, dense; tight

Definitions

  1. small, confined; cramped; compact, dense; tight

Ancestry of “тығыҙ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetigirindefinite nominative plural of tigr
2Proto-Turkic*teker—
3Proto-Turkicteg-to reach
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