Where does “Yildiz” come from?

Yildiz (English) comes from Turkish yıldız, from Ottoman Turkish یلدز, from Old Anatolian Turkish یلدوز, from Proto-Turkic yulduŕ, from Proto-Turkic -dïŕ.

Ancestry of “Yildiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyıldızstar; A widely-known person; a celebrity; Actors...
2Ottoman Turkishیلدزstar
3Old Anatolian Turkishیلدوزstar
4Proto-Turkicyulduŕstar
5Proto-Turkic-dïŕ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic -dïŕ →Every word from Proto-Turkic yulduŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یلدوز →