Where does “betik” come from?

betik (Turkish) comes from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏, from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃, from Proto-Turkic *biti-, from Middle Chinese 筆.

betik (Turkish): book; script

Definitions

  1. book; script

Ancestry of “betik”, step by step

betik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkic𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏inscription; book
2Old Turkic𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃to write; to inscribe
3Proto-Turkic*biti-to write, to inscribe
4Middle Chinese筆—

via Arabic بِطِّيخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِطِّيخ—

Words derived from “betik”

Every word from Middle Chinese 筆 →Every word from Proto-Turkic *biti- →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃 →
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