Where does “söz” come from?
söz (Gagauz) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز, from Proto-Turkic söŕ — word, speech.
söz (Gagauz): word; speech
Ancestry of “söz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | سوز | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | söŕ | word, speech |