Where does “deniz anası” come from?

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

deniz anası (Turkish): A large, beefy woman

Definitions

  1. A large, beefy woman

Ancestry of “deniz anası”, step by step

deniz anası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Deniz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishDenizsea
2Ottoman Turkishدكزsea
3Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
4Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
5Middle Chinese等—

via Turkish ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishanadative singular of an; mother; main
2Ottoman Turkishآننه—
3Proto-Turkicanamother
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →