Where does “dumansız” come from?
dumansız (Turkish) comes from Turkish duman, from Ottoman Turkish دومان, from Ottoman Turkish دومن, from Greek τιμόνι, from Venetian timón, from Late Latin timo, from Latin temo, from Old Latin tecmonem — construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...
dumansız (Turkish): smokeless
Ancestry of “dumansız”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | duman | smoke, roke; fog, haze |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دومان | smoke, roke; fog, haze; fume, vapour |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | دومن | helm, rudder, tiller |
| 4 | Greek | τιμόνι | steering wheel , helm, tiller; helmsman |
| 5 | Venetian | timón | helm, rudder |
| 6 | Late Latin | timo | — |
| 7 | Latin | temo | pole; tongue; beam |
| 8 | Old Latin | tecmonem | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱs- | construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,... |