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Where does “یلدز” come from?

یلدز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish یلدوز, from Proto-Turkic yulduŕ, from Proto-Turkic -dïŕ.

یلدز (Ottoman Turkish): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “یلدز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishیلدوز—
2Proto-Turkicyulduŕstar
3Proto-Turkic-dïŕ—

Words derived from “یلدز”

  • yıldız
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