Where does “teyirmən” come from?

teyirmən (Khalaj) comes from Proto-Turkic tegir-, from Proto-Turkic teg- — to reach.

teyirmən (Khalaj): mill

Definitions

  1. mill

Ancestry of “teyirmən”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictegir-to spin, turn; round, circle; to turn, to spin
2Proto-Turkicteg-to reach
Every word from Proto-Turkic teg-Every word from Proto-Turkic tegir-