Where does “enilik” come from?
enilik (Gagauz) comes from Gagauz eni, from Ottoman Turkish yeñi, from Proto-Turkic yaŋï — new.
enilik (Gagauz): newness, novelty; innovation
Definitions
- newness, novelty; innovation
Ancestry of “enilik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Gagauz | eni | new |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | yeñi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yaŋï | new |