Where does “eli sıkı” come from?
eli sıkı (Turkish) comes from Turkish el, from Ottoman Turkish ال, from Old Anatolian Turkish ال, from Proto-Turkic elig — hand.
eli sıkı (Turkish): miserly, stingy, tight-fisted
Definitions
- miserly, stingy, tight-fisted
Ancestry of “eli sıkı”, step by step
eli sıkı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish el
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | el | hand; a foreign person; country, homeland,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ال | hand |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ال | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | elig | hand |
via Turkish sıkı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sıkı | rigorous |