Where does “dengiz” come from?

dengiz (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai تینگیز, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

dengiz (Uzbek): sea; ocean

Definitions

  1. sea; ocean

Ancestry of “dengiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiتینگیزsea
2Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
3Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
4Middle Chinese等—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →