Where does “eminlik” come from?

eminlik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-, from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o-.

eminlik (Crimean Tatar): certainty

Definitions

  1. certainty

Ancestry of “eminlik”, step by step

eminlik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclik-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanl(o)yk-o-—

via Crimean Tatar emin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataremin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik- →