Where does “Özdemir” come from?

Özdemir (Turkish) comes from Turkish Demir, from Turkish demir, from Ottoman Turkish دمیر, from Ottoman Turkish دمور, from Proto-Turkic temür — iron.

Ancestry of “Özdemir”, step by step

Özdemir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Demir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishDemiriron
2Turkishdemiriron
3Ottoman Turkishدمیرiron
4Ottoman Turkishدمور—
5Proto-Turkictemüriron

via Turkish öz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishözgist; kernel; self, -self
2Ottoman Turkishاوزgood
3Old Anatolian Turkishاوزskilled, master, experienced
4Proto-Turkicȫŕinside
Every word from Proto-Turkic temür →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دمور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دمیر →