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Where does “oyun” come from?

oyun (Azerbaijani) comes from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.

oyun (Azerbaijani): game, play; acting performance; dance

Definitions

  1. game, play; acting performance; dance

Ancestry of “oyun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*ōyun—
2Proto-Turkicoy-to play, jump; to play; to jump
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