Where does “tatlılık” come from?
tatlılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish tatlı, from Ottoman Turkish طاتلو, from Ottoman Turkish طات, from Proto-Turkic *tātïg, from Proto-Turkic tāt-.
tatlılık (Turkish): sweetness
Ancestry of “tatlılık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | tatlı | sweet; having a pleasant taste, akin to that of... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طاتلو | sweet, being notable through being sugary,... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | طات | taste |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tātïg | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | tāt- | — |