Where does “dengiz” come from?

dengiz (Salar) comes from Uyghur دېڭىز, from Chagatai تینگیز, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

dengiz (Salar): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “dengiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurدېڭىزsea
2Chagataiتینگیزsea
3Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
4Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
5Middle Chinese等—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →