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
Ancestry of “آواز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | آواز | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ʾwʾz | voice, sound, tune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “آواز”