Where does “اوچ” come from?

اوچ (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian اوج, from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

اوچ (Ottoman Turkish): three (3)

Definitions

  1. three (3)

Ancestry of “اوچ”, step by step

اوچ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian اوج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاوجacme; apex; peak
2Arabicأَوْج
3Persianاوگ
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-

via Proto-Turkic üč

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicüčthree

Words derived from “اوچ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-