Where does “tanrı” come from?
tanrı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تكری, from Old Anatolian Turkish تكری, from Proto-Turkic teŋri — sky; Sky deity; Tengri.
tanrı (Turkish): god, deity, divinity; monotheistic God, Allah
Definitions
- god, deity, divinity; monotheistic God, Allah
Ancestry of “tanrı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تكری | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | تكری | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | teŋri | sky; Sky deity; Tengri |
Words derived from “tanrı”