Where does “üç” come from?

üç (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوچ, from Persian اوج, from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

üç (Turkish): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “üç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوچthree (3)
2Persianاوجacme; apex; peak
3Arabicأَوْج—
4Persianاوگ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “üç”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →
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