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Where does “ايون” come from?

ايون (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish اویون, from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.

ايون (Egyptian Arabic): a win; a fuck, or a lay

Definitions

  1. a win; a fuck, or a lay

Ancestry of “ايون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاویونgame; performance, play; trick, ruse, deception
2Proto-Turkic*ōyun—
3Proto-Turkicoy-to play, jump; to play; to jump
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