Where does “ойын” come from?

ойын (Nogai) comes from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.

ойын (Nogai): game

Definitions

  1. game

Ancestry of “ойын”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*ōyungame
2Proto-Turkicoy-to play, jump; to play; to jump
Every word from Proto-Turkic oy-
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