Where does “ikide bir” come from?

ikide bir (Turkish) comes from Turkish bir, from Ottoman Turkish بر, from Old Anatolian Turkish بر, from Proto-Turkic bīr — one.

ikide bir (Turkish): Very frequently, over and over again, persistently

Definitions

  1. Very frequently, over and over again, persistently

Ancestry of “ikide bir”, step by step

ikide bir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbira, an; some; mono
2Ottoman Turkishبرa, an; one
3Old Anatolian Turkishبرa, an; one
4Proto-Turkicbīrone

via Turkish iki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishikitwo
2Old Turkicäki—
3Proto-Turkicẹk(k)itwo
Every word from Proto-Turkic bīr →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بر →