Where does “talebelik” come from?

talebelik (Turkish) comes from Turkish talebe, from North Moluccan Malay lebe, from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

talebelik (Turkish): state of being a student

Definitions

  1. state of being a student

Ancestry of “talebelik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtalebestudent
2North Moluccan Malaylebemore
3Malaylebihremainder
4Proto-Malayic*ləbih—
5Proto-Austronesian*ləbiq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ləbih →Every word from Malay lebih →