Where does “uzbeks” come from?

uzbeks (Latvian) comes from Uzbek oʻzbek, from Chagatai اوزبک — a certain Turkic tribe near Bukhara and Khiva.

uzbeks (Latvian): a Uzbek, a man from Uzbekistan or of Uzbek...

Definitions

  1. a Uzbek, a man from Uzbekistan or of Uzbek...

Ancestry of “uzbeks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UzbekoʻzbekUzbek
2Chagataiاوزبکa certain Turkic tribe near Bukhara and Khiva

Words derived from “uzbeks”

Every word from Chagatai اوزبک →Every word from Uzbek oʻzbek →