Where does “doğaüstü” come from?
doğaüstü (Turkish) comes from Turkish doğa, from Turkish doğmak, from Ottoman Turkish طوغمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish doğ-, from Proto-Turkic *tȫg-.
doğaüstü (Turkish): supernatural
Ancestry of “doğaüstü”, step by step
doğaüstü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish doğa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | doğa | nature |
| 2 | Turkish | doğmak | to be born; to rise; of a celestial body, to... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | طوغمق | to be born; to break through; to emanate |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | doğ- | to be born, arise |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *tȫg- | — |
via Turkish üst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | üst | top |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | üŕ-t | on top, high above |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ǖŕ | fat; on top, high above |