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Where does “tenha” come from?

tenha (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تنها, from Persian تنها, from Middle Persian tn'yhʾ.

tenha (Turkish): desolate; not crowded; alone, lonely

Definitions

  1. desolate; not crowded; alone, lonely

Ancestry of “tenha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتنها—
2Persianتنهاalone; single; just
3Middle Persiantn'yhʾ—
Every word from Middle Persian tn'yhʾ →