Where does “bir” come from?

bir (Gagauz) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish بر, from Proto-Turkic bīr — one.

bir (Gagauz): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “bir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishبرa, an; one
2Proto-Turkicbīrone
Every word from Proto-Turkic bīr →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بر →