Where does “мұхиттану” come from?

мұхиттану (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тану, from Proto-Turkic tạnu- — to know, get to know.

мұхиттану (Kazakh): oceanography, oceanology

Definitions

  1. oceanography, oceanology

Ancestry of “мұхиттану”, step by step

мұхиттану traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тану

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтануidentification
2Proto-Turkictạnu-to know, get to know

via Kazakh мұхит

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhмұхитocean
2Arabicمُحِيطocean

Words derived from “мұхиттану”

Every word from Proto-Turkic tạnu- →Every word from Kazakh тану →