Where does “теҥис” come from?

теҥис (Southern Altai) comes from Old Turkic teŋiz, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

теҥис (Southern Altai): ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean

Ancestry of “теҥис”, step by step

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