Where does “yel değirmeni” come from?
yel değirmeni (Turkish) comes from Turkish değirmen, from Ottoman Turkish دكرمن, from Proto-Turkic *tegirmen, from Proto-Turkic tegir-, from Proto-Turkic teg- — to reach.
yel değirmeni (Turkish): windmill
Definitions
- windmill
Ancestry of “yel değirmeni”, step by step
yel değirmeni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish değirmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | değirmen | mill |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دكرمن | mill, a grinding apparatus or appliance for substances such as grains and seeds |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tegirmen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | tegir- | to spin, turn; round, circle; to turn, to spin |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | teg- | to reach |
via Turkish yel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yel | wind |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یل | wind, the real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یل | wind, the real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yïl | year |