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Where does “آواز” come from?

آواز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian آواز, from Middle Persian ʾwʾz, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

آواز (Ottoman Turkish): voice; sound; note, tune

Definitions

  1. voice; sound; note, tune

Ancestry of “آواز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآواز—
2Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “آواز”

  • аваз
  • avaz
  • avaz
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