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Where does “teŋiŕ” come from?
teŋiŕ (Proto-Turkic) comes from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.
teŋiŕ
(Proto-Turkic): sea
Definitions
sea
Ancestry of “teŋiŕ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Turkic
teŋ
equivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
2
Middle Chinese
等
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Words derived from “teŋiŕ”
tenger
deñiz
tengeri
teŋiz
диңгеҙ
deňiz
тинӗс
деңиз
دكز
تینگیز
دېڭىز
теңіз
teńiz
тенъиз
deniz
tengeralattjáró
deñizci
tengerpart
tengeri csillag
tengerész
tengerészet
tengerimalac
tengerek
tengeribetegség
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