Where does “Temel Reis” come from?
Temel Reis (Turkish) comes from Turkish Temel, from Ottoman Turkish تمل, from Greek θεμέλιο, from Ancient Greek θεμέλιος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “Temel Reis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | Temel | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | تمل | — |
| 3 | Greek | θεμέλιο | foundation, substructure, base; groundwork |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεμέλιος | belonging to the foundation; foundation-stone,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |