Where does “denizanası” come from?

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

denizanası (Turkish): jellyfish

Definitions

  1. jellyfish

Ancestry of “denizanası”, step by step

denizanası 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 anası

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishanasıthird-person singular possessive of ana
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →