Where does “savaş gemisi” come from?

savaş gemisi (Turkish) comes from Turkish savaş, from Ottoman Turkish صاواش, from Proto-Turkic saba-, from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

savaş gemisi (Turkish): warship

Definitions

  1. warship

Ancestry of “savaş gemisi”, step by step

savaş gemisi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish savaş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsavaşwar
2Ottoman Turkishصاواشeffort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal
3Proto-Turkicsaba-to beat, hit, fight
4Chichewabasteal
5Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal

via Turkish gemi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgemiship
2Ottoman Turkishگمی—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba →Every word from Chichewa ba →Every word from Proto-Turkic saba- →