Where does “өзүмчүл” come from?

өзүмчүл (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz өз, from Common Turkic ȫz, from Proto-Turkic ȫŕ — inside.

өзүмчүл (Kyrgyz): selfish

Definitions

  1. selfish

Ancestry of “өзүмчүл”, step by step

өзүмчүл traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz өз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzөзself
2Common Turkicȫz
3Proto-Turkicȫŕinside

via Kyrgyz чыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzчыл
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫŕEvery word from Common Turkic ȫzEvery word from Kyrgyz өз