Where does “öv” come from?

öv (Turkish) comes from Turkish övmek, from Ottoman Turkish اوگمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوكمك, from Proto-Turkic ȫg- — to praise.

öv (Turkish): imperative of övmek

Definitions

  1. imperative of övmek

Ancestry of “öv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishövmekto compliment, praise, laud
2Ottoman Turkishاوگمكto praise
3Old Anatolian Turkishاوكمكto praise, to laud, to glorify, to exalt; to give glory or praise to
4Proto-Turkicȫg-to praise
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫg- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوكمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوگمك →