Where does “tekin” come from?

tekin (Turkish) comes from Turkish tek, from Ottoman Turkish تك, from Proto-Turkic tēk — odd, only, solitary.

tekin (Turkish): uninhabited

Definitions

  1. uninhabited

Ancestry of “tekin”, step by step

tekin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish tek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishteksingle, sole; unique
2Ottoman Turkishتكunique
3Proto-Turkictēkodd, only, solitary

via Turkish ın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishınlair, den, burrow
2Persianاینthis
3Proto-Turkicinlair, burrow
Every word from Proto-Turkic tēk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تك →Every word from Turkish tek →
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