Where does “özgüven” come from?

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

özgüven (Turkish): self-confidence

Definitions

  1. self-confidence

Ancestry of “özgüven”, step by step

özgüven 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 güven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgüventrust, confidence
2Turkishgüvenmekto trust

Words derived from “özgüven”

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