Where does “özen” come from?

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

özen (Turkish): Attention and care given to a task at hand; pains

Definitions

  1. Attention and care given to a task at hand; pains

Ancestry of “özen”, step by step

özen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish اوزن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوزن—
2Turkishözgist; kernel; self, -self
3Ottoman Turkishاوزgood
4Old Anatolian Turkishاوزskilled, master, experienced
5Proto-Turkicȫŕinside

via Proto-Turkic *ögüŕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*ögüŕ—

Words derived from “özen”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوز →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوز →