Where does “istidatlıq” come from?

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

istidatlıq (Crimean Tatar): ability

Definitions

  1. ability

Ancestry of “istidatlıq”, step by step

istidatlıq 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 istidat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataristidatability
2Arabicاِسْتِعْدَاد—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik- →