Where does “uzbek” come from?

uzbek (French) comes from French ouzbek, from Russian узбек, from Uzbek oʻzbek, from Chagatai اوزبک — a certain Turkic tribe near Bukhara and Khiva.

uzbek (French): Alternative spelling of ouzbek

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ouzbek

Ancestry of “uzbek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchouzbekUzbek; Uzbek, the Uzbek language
2RussianузбекUzbek
3UzbekoʻzbekUzbek
4Chagataiاوزبکa certain Turkic tribe near Bukhara and Khiva
Every word from Chagatai اوزبک →Every word from Uzbek oʻzbek →Every word from Russian узбек →