Where does “deyim” come from?

deyim (Turkish) comes from Turkish demek, from Ottoman Turkish دیمك, from Proto-Turkic tē- — to say.

deyim (Turkish): idiom; phrase

Definitions

  1. idiom; phrase

Ancestry of “deyim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdemekto say
2Ottoman Turkishدیمكto say; that is
3Proto-Turkictē-to say
Every word from Proto-Turkic tē- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دیمك →Every word from Turkish demek →