Where does “ат” come from?

ат (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آت, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ат (Bulgarian): purebred horse, stallion

Definitions

  1. purebred horse, stallion

Ancestry of “ат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآتhorse
2Proto-Turkicātname
3Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →