Where does “istimbot” come from?
istimbot (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish استیمبوت, from English steamboat, from English boat, from Middle English bot, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.
istimbot (Turkish): steamboat
Definitions
- steamboat
Ancestry of “istimbot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | استیمبوت | — |
| 2 | English | steamboat | A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; Hot... |
| 3 | English | boat | A craft used for transportation of goods,... |
| 4 | Middle English | bot | A seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for... |
| 5 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |