Where does “deniz hıyarı” come from?

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

deniz hıyarı (Turkish): sea cucumber

Definitions

  1. sea cucumber

Ancestry of “deniz hıyarı”, step by step

deniz hıyarı 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 hıyar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhıyarcucumber
2Ottoman Turkishخیار—
3Persianخیارcucumber
4Middle Persian𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →