Where does “denge” come from?

denge (Northern Kurdish) comes from Turkish denge, from Ottoman Turkish دنك, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

denge (Northern Kurdish): balance (equilibrium)

Definitions

  1. balance (equilibrium)

Ancestry of “denge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdengebalance
2Ottoman Turkishدنكbale, pack, a rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
3Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
4Middle Chinese等—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دنك →