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*tekerhoop, circle
3Proto-Turkicteg-to reach
Every word from Proto-Turkic teg- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *teker →Every word from Old Norse tigir →