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
Ancestry of “deñizci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Crimean Tatar | deñiz | sea, inflow |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | teŋiŕ | sea |
| 3 | Old Turkic | teŋ | equivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 等 | — |