Where does “qırmısqa yuvası” come from?
qırmısqa yuvası (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish yuva, from Ottoman Turkish یوا, from Proto-Turkic uya, from Middle Chinese 窩.
qırmısqa yuvası (Crimean Tatar): ant-hill
Definitions
- ant-hill
Ancestry of “qırmısqa yuvası”, step by step
qırmısqa yuvası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish yuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yuva | nest; home; lair |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یوا | nest, a structure built by birds as a place to incubate eggs |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | uya | nest; place inhabited by an animal |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 窩 | — |
via Crimean Tatar qırmısqa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | qırmısqa | ant |