Where does “üçlü” come from?

üçlü (Turkish) comes from Turkish üç, 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-.

üçlü (Turkish): trio; threesome

Definitions

  1. trio; threesome

Ancestry of “üçlü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishüçthree
2Ottoman Turkishاوچthree (3)
3Persianاوجacme; apex; peak
4Arabicأَوْج—
5Persianاوگ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →