Where does “bugün” come from?

bugün (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar kün, from Proto-Turkic kün — people.

bugün (Crimean Tatar): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “bugün”, step by step

bugün traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Crimean Tatar kün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarkünday, daylight
2Proto-Turkickünpeople

via Crimean Tatar bu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarbuthis
Every word from Proto-Turkic künEvery word from Crimean Tatar kün