Where does “теңізшөп” come from?

теңізшөп (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh теңіз, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

теңізшөп (Kazakh): eelgrass, Zostera

Definitions

  1. eelgrass, Zostera

Ancestry of “теңізшөп”, step by step

теңізшөп traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh теңіз

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

via Kazakh шөп

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшөпgrass, herb
2Proto-Turkicčöpgarbage
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →