Where does “tekabül etmek” come from?
tekabül etmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish tekabül, from Arabic تقابل, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
tekabül etmek (Turkish): to correspond to
Definitions
- to correspond to
Ancestry of “tekabül etmek”, step by step
tekabül etmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish tekabül
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | tekabül | correspondence |
| 2 | Arabic | تقابل | to stand opposite each other, to be opposite each... |
| 3 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 4 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Turkish etmek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | etmek | to do; to make; to equal |
| 2 | Turkish | yerle bir etmek | to destroy, to ruin |