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
- small, confined; cramped; compact, dense; tight
Ancestry of “тығыҙ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tigir | indefinite nominative plural of tigr |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *teker | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | teg- | to reach |