Where does “өзүмчүлдүк” come from?

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

өзүмчүлдүк (Kyrgyz): selfishness, egoism

Definitions

  1. selfishness, egoism

Ancestry of “өзүмчүлдүк”, step by step

өзүмчүлдүк traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz өз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzөзself
2Common Turkicȫz—
3Proto-Turkicȫŕinside

via Kyrgyz лык

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzлык—

via Kyrgyz чыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzчыл—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫŕ →Every word from Common Turkic ȫz →Every word from Kyrgyz өз →