Where does “тенъиз” come from?

тенъиз (Nogai) comes from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

тенъиз (Nogai): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “тенъиз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
2Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
3Middle Chinese等—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →
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