Where does “tikin” come from?

tikin (Turkmen) comes from Turkmen tikmek, from Proto-Turkic *tïk-.

tikin (Turkmen): stitch, sewing

Definitions

  1. stitch, sewing

Ancestry of “tikin”, step by step

tikin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkmen tikmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmentikmekto sew
2Proto-Turkic*tïk-

via Turkmen in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmeninthe most..., the...-est
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tïk-Every word from Turkmen tikmek