Where does “deñizci” come from?

deñizci (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar deñiz, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

deñizci (Crimean Tatar): mariner, seaman

Definitions

  1. mariner, seaman

Ancestry of “deñizci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatardeñizsea, inflow
2Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
3Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
4Middle Chinese等—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →