Where does “otsu” come from?
otsu (English) comes from Turkish -sı, from Persian سی, from English cee, from Middle English cee, from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō.
otsu (English): In Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of...
Definitions
- In Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of...
Ancestry of “otsu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | -sı | Alternative form of -si |
| 2 | Persian | سی | thirty; for; in order to |
| 3 | English | cee | The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something... |
| 4 | Middle English | cee | Alternative form of see |
| 5 | Old French | sei | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēdēs | — |
| 7 | Latin | sedeō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |