Where does “ات” come from?
ات (Chagatai) comes from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “ات”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |