Where does “Özkut” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Özkut”, step by step

Özkut 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 kut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkutluck
2Persianکندblunt; dull; slow
3Sanskritखण्डchip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫŕEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوزEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اوز