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Where does “yedigen” come from?

yedigen (Turkish) comes from Turkish -gen, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

yedigen (Turkish): heptagon

Definitions

  1. heptagon

Ancestry of “yedigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-genhaving sides
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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