Where does “at hırsızı” come from?

at hırsızı (Turkish) comes from Turkish at, from Ottoman Turkish آت, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

at hırsızı (Turkish): one whose appearance and behavior isn't reassuring

Definitions

  1. one whose appearance and behavior isn't reassuring

Ancestry of “at hırsızı”, step by step

at hırsızı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishathorse; knight; second-person singular imperative...
2Ottoman Turkishآتhorse
3Proto-Turkicātname
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Turkish hırsız

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhırsızthief, burglar
2Ottoman Turkishخرسزthief, robber, burglar, one who steals another person's property, one who carries out a theft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →