Where does “օյինբազություն” come from?
օյինբազություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian օյինբազ, from Turkish oyunbaz, from Ottoman Turkish oyun, from Proto-Turkic ōj- — to pick, peck.
օյինբազություն (Armenian): trickery; buffoonery
Ancestry of “օյինբազություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | օյինբազ | clown, joker; ropewalker; prankster, trickster |
| 2 | Turkish | oyunbaz | gambler; trickster, cheat, slyboots |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | oyun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ōj- | to pick, peck |