Where does “oc” come from?

oc (Northern Kurdish) comes from Turkish öç, from Persian اوج, from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

oc (Northern Kurdish): revenge

Definitions

  1. revenge

Ancestry of “oc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishöçvengeance, revenge
2Persianاوجacme; apex; peak
3Arabicأَوْج—
4Persianاوگ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →