Where does “üz” come from?

üz (Gagauz) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز, from Proto-Turkic yǖz, from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ — hundred; face.

üz (Gagauz): hundred; face

Definitions

  1. hundred; face

Ancestry of “üz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishیوزhundred, a numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine
2Proto-Turkicyǖzhundred
3Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face
Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ →Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖz →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز →
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