Where does “ende” come from?
ende (Turkish) comes from Turkish en, from Ottoman Turkish ان, from Proto-Turkic ēn — breadth, width.
ende (Turkish): locative singular of en
Ancestry of “ende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | en | width; a cachet on an animal or bonded goods;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ان | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ēn | breadth, width |