Where does “deyim” come from?
deyim (Turkish) comes from Turkish demek, from Ottoman Turkish دیمك, from Proto-Turkic tē-.
deyim (Turkish): idiom; phrase
Ancestry of “deyim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | demek | to say |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دیمك | to say; that is |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | tē- | — |