Where does “halka tatlısı” come from?

halka tatlısı (Turkish) comes from Turkish tatlı, from Ottoman Turkish طاتلو, from Ottoman Turkish طات, from Proto-Turkic *tātïg, from Proto-Turkic tāt-.

halka tatlısı (Turkish): A traditional Turkish dessert made of deep-fried rings of dough soaked in syrup, similar to churros or tulumba

Definitions

  1. A traditional Turkish dessert made of deep-fried rings of dough soaked in syrup, similar to churros or tulumba

Ancestry of “halka tatlısı”, step by step

halka tatlısı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish tatlı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtatlısweet; having a pleasant taste, akin to that of...
2Ottoman Turkishطاتلوsweet, being notable through being sugary,...
3Ottoman Turkishطاتtaste
4Proto-Turkic*tātïgtaste
5Proto-Turkictāt-—

via Turkish halka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhalkacircle; hoop; ring
2Ottoman Turkishحلقهring; hoop; circle
3Arabicحَلْقَةring; a gathering of people
Every word from Proto-Turkic tāt- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *tātïg →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طات →