Where does “tamčy” come from?

tamčy (Karaim) comes from Proto-Turkic Tạm-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tamčy (Karaim): drop

Definitions

  1. drop

Ancestry of “tamčy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-TurkicTạm-to burn; to kindle; to become excited
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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