Where does “üst” come from?
üst (Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic üŕ-t, from Proto-Turkic ǖŕ — fat; on top, high above.
üst (Turkish): top
Ancestry of “üst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Turkic | üŕ-t | on top, high above |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | ǖŕ | fat; on top, high above |