Where does “açık deniz” come from?

açık deniz (Turkish) comes from Turkish Deniz, from Ottoman Turkish دكز, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

açık deniz (Turkish): high seas

Definitions

  1. high seas

Ancestry of “açık deniz”, step by step

açık deniz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Deniz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishDenizsea
2Ottoman Turkishدكزsea
3Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
4Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
5Middle Chinese等—

via Turkish açık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaçıkbright, light; obvious; open
2Ottoman Turkishآچقopen, able to be accessed, not closed
3Proto-Turkicač-to open
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →