Where does “Özçivit” come from?

Özçivit (Turkish) comes from Turkish öz, from Ottoman Turkish اوز, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوز, from Proto-Turkic ȫŕ — inside.

Ancestry of “Özçivit”, step by step

Özçivit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish öz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishözgist; kernel; self, -self
2Ottoman Turkishاوزgood
3Old Anatolian Turkishاوزskilled, master, experienced
4Proto-Turkicȫŕinside

via Turkish çivit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçivitindigo, Indigofera tinctoria and Indigofera gen. et spp
2Ottoman Turkishچیویتindigo, a purplish-blue dye obtained from certain plants, such as the indigo plant or woad
3Proto-Turkic*čüvit—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوز →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوز →