Where does “sözünün üstündə durmaq” come from?

sözünün üstündə durmaq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani söz, from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز, from Proto-Turkic söŕ — word, speech.

sözünün üstündə durmaq (Azerbaijani): to keep a promise

Definitions

  1. to keep a promise

Ancestry of “sözünün üstündə durmaq”, step by step

sözünün üstündə durmaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani söz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanisözword; speech
2Old Anatolian Turkishسوزword
3Proto-Turkicsöŕword, speech

via Azerbaijani durmaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanidurmaqto stand
2Old Anatolian Turkishطورمقto stand
3Proto-Turkic*tüŕ-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic söŕ →