Where does “او” come from?

او (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اول, from Arabic أَوَّل — first.

او (Ottoman Turkish): house; he, she, it; that

Definitions

  1. house; he, she, it; that

Ancestry of “او”, step by step

او traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish اول

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاولhe, she, it
2Arabicأَوَّلfirst

via Old Anatolian Turkish اَوْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishاَوْ—
2Proto-Turkicebhouse

Words derived from “او”

Every word from Arabic أَوَّل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اول →