Where does “ince bağırsak” come from?
ince bağırsak (Turkish) comes from Turkish bağırsak, from Ottoman Turkish باغرساق, from Proto-Turkic *bagïrsuk, from Proto-Turkic biagïr — liver.
ince bağırsak (Turkish): small intestine
Ancestry of “ince bağırsak”, step by step
ince bağırsak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish bağırsak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bağırsak | intestine, bowel |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باغرساق | intestine, bowel, the alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *bagïrsuk | intestines, entrails |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | biagïr | liver |
via Turkish ince
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ince | Having little thickness; thin, narrow |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اینچه | slender, thin |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *yīnčge | thin |