Where does “atasözleri” come from?

atasözleri (Turkish) comes from Turkish Ata, from Turkish ata, from Proto-Turkic ata — father; ancestor.

atasözleri (Turkish): definite plural of atasözü

Definitions

  1. definite plural of atasözü

Ancestry of “atasözleri”, step by step

atasözleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Ata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAtaancestor, forefather
2Turkishatafather; predecessor, forerunner; ancestor,...
3Proto-Turkicatafather; ancestor

via Turkish sözleri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsözleridefinite accusative plural of söz
Every word from Proto-Turkic ata →Every word from Turkish ata →Every word from Turkish Ata →