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Where does “üz” come from?

üz (Azerbaijani) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز, from Proto-Turkic yǖz, from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ — hundred; face.

üz (Azerbaijani): face; impudence, insolence, effrontery; cheek,...

Definitions

  1. face; impudence, insolence, effrontery; cheek,...

Ancestry of “üz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishیوز—
2Proto-Turkicyǖzhundred
3Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face
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