Where does “ოჲინი” come from?

ოჲინი (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish اویون, from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.

ოჲინი (Laz): game, play

Definitions

  1. game, play

Ancestry of “ოჲინი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاویونgame; performance, play; trick, ruse, deception
2Proto-Turkic*ōyungame
3Proto-Turkicoy-to play, jump; to play; to jump
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