Where does “dereotu” come from?

dereotu (Turkish) comes from Turkish ot, from Ottoman Turkish اوت, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

dereotu (Turkish): dill, anet, an annual herb of the species Anethum graveolens, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic

Definitions

  1. dill, anet, an annual herb of the species Anethum graveolens, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic

Ancestry of “dereotu”, step by step

dereotu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishotgrass; herb
2Ottoman Turkishاوتyes; herb, grass, weed; poison, chemical remedy...
3Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire

via Turkish dere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishderevalley
2Ottoman Turkishدرهvalley
3Arabicدُرَّة—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōt →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوت →Every word from Turkish ot →