Where does “güney” come from?

güney (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani gün, from Old Anatolian Turkish كون, from Proto-Turkic kün — people.

güney (Azerbaijani): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “güney”, step by step

güney traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani gün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigünday; sun; times
2Old Anatolian Turkishكونday, a period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle
3Proto-Turkickünpeople

via Proto-Indo-European ey-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeaney-to go
Every word from Proto-Turkic kün →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كون →Every word from Azerbaijani gün →