Where does “Özvatan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Özvatan”, step by step

Özvatan 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 vatan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishvatanhomeland, home country; motherland, fatherland,...
2Ottoman Turkishوطنhomeland, fatherland, motherland, the country that one regards as home
3Arabicوَطَنnation; homeland
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوز →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوز →