Where does “beyin göçü” come from?
beyin göçü (Turkish) comes from Turkish beyin, from Ottoman Turkish بین, from Ottoman Turkish بینی, from Old Anatolian Turkish بینی, from Persian بینی, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
beyin göçü (Turkish): brain drain
Definitions
- brain drain
Ancestry of “beyin göçü”, step by step
beyin göçü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish beyin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | beyin | brain; mind; brains, intelligence; cerebral,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بین | brain, mind, understanding, intellect |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بینی | brain, the organ which controls the central nervous system |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بینی | brain |
| 5 | Persian | بینی | nose |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Turkish göç
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | göç | migration, transhumance, immigration |