Where does “آت بالغی” come from?

آت بالغی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آت, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

آت بالغی (Ottoman Turkish): hippopotamus, any large, semi-aquatic mammal of the species Hippopotamus amphibius

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus, any large, semi-aquatic mammal of the species Hippopotamus amphibius

Ancestry of “آت بالغی”, step by step

آت بالغی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish آت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآتhorse
2Proto-Turkicātname
3Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Ottoman Turkish بالق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
2Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →