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.

Temel Reis (Turkish): Popeye

Definitions

  1. Popeye

Ancestry of “Temel Reis”, step by step

Temel Reis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Temel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishTemelfundament, basics
2Ottoman Turkishتملfoundation, base, underbuilding, that upon which anything is founded
3Greekθεμέλιοfoundation, substructure, base; groundwork
4Ancient Greekθεμέλιοςbelonging to the foundation; foundation-stone,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Turkish reis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishreispresident
2Persianرئیسpresident; chief; head
3Arabicرَئِيسhead, chief, leader; leader, chief, head
4Proto-Semiticraʾš-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-Every word from Ancient Greek θεμέλιος