Where does “мұхиттанушы” come from?

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

мұхиттанушы (Kazakh): oceanographist, oceanologist

Definitions

  1. oceanographist, oceanologist

Ancestry of “мұхиттанушы”, step by step

мұхиттанушы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh мұхиттану

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhмұхиттануoceanography, oceanology
2Kazakhтануidentification
3Proto-Turkictạnu-to know, get to know

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы—
Every word from Proto-Turkic tạnu- →Every word from Kazakh тану →Every word from Kazakh мұхиттану →