Where does “sözlük” come from?

sözlük (Gagauz) comes from Gagauz söz, from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز, from Proto-Turkic söŕ — word, speech.

sözlük (Gagauz): dictionary

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Ancestry of “sözlük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gagauzsözword; speech
2Old Anatolian Turkishسوزword
3Proto-Turkicsöŕword, speech
Every word from Proto-Turkic söŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز →Every word from Gagauz söz →