Where does “мекендеш” come from?

мекендеш (Kyrgyz) comes from Tuvan даш, from Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ.

мекендеш (Kyrgyz): compatriot

Definitions

  1. compatriot

Ancestry of “мекендеш”, step by step

мекендеш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan даш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanдашstone
2Proto-Turkic*tiāĺ—

via Kyrgyz мекен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzмекенhomeland, abode
2Arabicمَكَانplace, location
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