Where does “ата-мекен” come from?

ата-мекен (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz мекен, from Arabic مَكَان — place, location.

ата-мекен (Kyrgyz): fatherland

Definitions

  1. fatherland

Ancestry of “ата-мекен”, step by step

ата-мекен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz мекен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzмекенhomeland, abode
2Arabicمَكَانplace, location

via Kyrgyz ата

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzатаfather
2Proto-TurkicAtafather

Words derived from “ата-мекен”

Every word from Arabic مَكَان →Every word from Kyrgyz мекен →
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