Where does “kene” come from?
kene (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كنه, from Old Turkic yana, from Proto-Turkic *yana, from Proto-Turkic yan- — to burn , blaze up; to return, turn back.
kene (Turkish): tick
Ancestry of “kene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كنه | — |
| 2 | Old Turkic | yana | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *yana | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yan- | to burn , blaze up; to return, turn back |
Words derived from “kene”