Where does “oyın” come from?

oyın (Khalaj) comes from Azerbaijani oyun, from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.

oyın (Khalaj): game, dance

Definitions

  1. game, dance

Ancestry of “oyın”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanioyungame, play; acting performance; dance
2Proto-Turkic*ōyungame
3Proto-Turkicoy-to play, jump; to play; to jump
Every word from Proto-Turkic oy-