Where does “鐵勒” come from?

鐵勒 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Turkic *teker, from Proto-Turkic teg- — to reach.

鐵勒 (Chinese): Tiele

Definitions

  1. Tiele

Ancestry of “鐵勒”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*tekerhoop, circle
2Proto-Turkicteg-to reach
Every word from Proto-Turkic teg-Every word from Proto-Turkic *teker
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