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Where does “تونج” come from?
تونج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish توج, from Common Turkic *tūč.
Ancestry of “تونج”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ottoman Turkish
توج
bronze
2
Common Turkic
*tūč
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Words derived from “تونج”
tunç
تونج ایلی
Sertunç
Tunceli
Tunceli
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