Where does “güncəl” come from?

güncəl (Azerbaijani) comes from Turkish güncel, from Turkish gün, from Ottoman Turkish گون, from Proto-Turkic gün — sun, day; day, sun.

güncəl (Azerbaijani): up-to-date

Definitions

  1. up-to-date

Ancestry of “güncəl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgüncelup-to-date
2Turkishgünsun; daytime; daylight
3Ottoman Turkishگونday; sun; hide, leather
4Proto-Turkicgünsun, day; day, sun
Every word from Proto-Turkic gün →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گون →Every word from Turkish gün →