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
Ancestry of “sözlük”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Gagauz | söz | word; speech |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | سوز | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | söŕ | word, speech |