Where does “уйкусуз” come from?
уйкусуз (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz уйку, from Proto-Turkic *ūdɨku, from Proto-Turkic ūdɨ- — to sleep.
уйкусуз (Kyrgyz): sleepless
Definitions
- sleepless
Ancestry of “уйкусуз”, step by step
уйкусуз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kyrgyz уйку
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyz | уйку | sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *ūdɨku | sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ūdɨ- | to sleep |
via Kyrgyz сыз
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyz | сыз | — |