Where does “Jeges-tenger” come from?

Jeges-tenger (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tenger, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

Jeges-tenger (Hungarian): Arctic Ocean

Definitions

  1. Arctic Ocean

Ancestry of “Jeges-tenger”, step by step

Jeges-tenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tenger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantengersea
2Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
3Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
4Middle Chinese等—

via Hungarian jeges

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjegesicy, iced, cold as ice, glacial; chilly; iceman
2Hungarianjégice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →