Where does “deniz” come from?

deniz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دكز, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

deniz (Turkish): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “deniz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدكزsea
2Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
3Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
4Middle Chinese等—

Words derived from “deniz”

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