Where does “gözüaçıq” come from?

gözüaçıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani açıq, from Azerbaijani açmaq, from Old Anatolian Turkish آجمق, from Proto-Turkic *āč- — to open.

gözüaçıq (Azerbaijani): open-eyed, vigilant, alert

Definitions

  1. open-eyed, vigilant, alert

Ancestry of “gözüaçıq”, step by step

gözüaçıq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani açıq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniaçıqopen not closed
2Azerbaijaniaçmaqto open
3Old Anatolian Turkishآجمقto get hungry, to become hungry
4Proto-Turkic*āč-to open

via Azerbaijani göz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigözeye; evil eye
2Proto-Turkickȫŕglowing coals
Every word from Proto-Turkic *āč- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish آجمق →Every word from Azerbaijani açmaq →