Where does “تتك” come from?
تتك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Hungarian tetik, from Hungarian -tet — Added to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
تتك (Ottoman Turkish): quick, sharp, vigilant
Definitions
- quick, sharp, vigilant
Ancestry of “تتك”, step by step
تتك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tetik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tetik | to appear, look |
| 2 | Hungarian | -tet | Added to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of... |
via Proto-Turkic *tet-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *tet- | — |