Where does “دېڭىزچى” come from?

دېڭىزچى (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur دېڭىز, from Chagatai تینگیز, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

دېڭىزچى (Uyghur): sailor, seaman

Definitions

  1. sailor, seaman

Ancestry of “دېڭىزچى”, step by step

دېڭىزچى traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur دېڭىز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurدېڭىزsea
2Chagataiتینگیزsea
3Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
4Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
5Middle Chinese等—

via Uyghur ـچى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurـچىnoun-forming suffixes; adjective-forming suffixes
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →