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
Ancestry of “üçlü”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | üç | three |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوچ | — |
| 3 | Persian | اوج | acme; apex; peak |
| 4 | Arabic | أَوْج | — |
| 5 | Persian | اوگ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |