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

  1. god, deity, divinity; monotheistic God, Allah

Ancestry of “tanrı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتكریgod
2Old Anatolian TurkishتكریGod
3Proto-Turkicteŋrisky; Sky deity; Tengri

Words derived from “tanrı”

Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋri →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish تكری →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تكری →