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Where does “تكری” come from?

تكری (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish تكری, from Proto-Turkic teŋri — sky; Sky deity; Tengri.

Ancestry of “تكری”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishتكری—
2Proto-Turkicteŋrisky; Sky deity; Tengri
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