Where does “altıgen” come from?

altıgen (Turkish) comes from Turkish gen, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti — to utter.

altıgen (Turkish): hexagon

Definitions

  1. hexagon

Ancestry of “altıgen”, step by step

altıgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgenwide; A field that wasn't plowed for several...
2Frenchgènegene
3Middle Frenchgehenne
4Old Frenchgehinepunishment resulting from admission of guilt;...
5Old Frenchgehirto admit, confess, acknowledge
6Frankishjehhjanto say, confess
7Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Turkish altı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaltısix; inflection of alt: ## accusative singular ##...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-