Where does “özel” come from?
özel (Turkish) comes from Turkish öz, from Ottoman Turkish اوز, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوز, from Proto-Turkic ȫŕ — inside.
özel (Turkish): special; private
Ancestry of “özel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | öz | gist; kernel; self, -self |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوز | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوز | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ȫŕ | inside |