Where does “dalga” come from?
dalga (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طالغه, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلغه, from Proto-Turkic tolkun, from Proto-Turkic tolku- — to get disturbed.
dalga (Turkish): wave; thingumabob, thingamajig, thingummy, etc
Definitions
- wave; thingumabob, thingamajig, thingummy, etc
Ancestry of “dalga”, step by step
dalga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish طالغه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طالغه | wave, a regular movement in water; wave as a... |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طلغه | wave, a moving disturbance in the surface of a liquid |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | tolkun | wave |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | tolku- | to get disturbed |
via Proto-Turkic dal-g-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | dal-g- | — |