Where does “gizliden gizliye” come from?

gizliden gizliye (Turkish) comes from Turkish -den, from Ottoman Turkish ـدن, from Old Anatolian Turkish ـدن, from Proto-Turkic *-den.

gizliden gizliye (Turkish): secretly, in secret, covertly

Definitions

  1. secretly, in secret, covertly

Ancestry of “gizliden gizliye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-denUsed to form ablative of nouns
2Ottoman Turkishـدن—
3Old Anatolian Turkishـدن—
4Proto-Turkic*-den—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-den →Every word from Turkish -den →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ـدن →