Where does “Kabadüz” come from?
Kabadüz (Turkish) comes from Turkish düz, from Ottoman Turkish دوز, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Ancestry of “Kabadüz”, step by step
Kabadüz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish düz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | düz | flat, smooth, even; straight; plain |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دوز | flat, plain; true; uniform |
| 3 | French | dose | proportion; dose; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |