Where does “ünlü” come from?

ünlü (Turkish) comes from Turkish ün, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.

ünlü (Turkish): famous; celebrity; a great

Definitions

  1. famous; celebrity; a great

Ancestry of “ünlü”, step by step

ünlü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishünreputation, fame; voice, sound
2Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
3Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via Azerbaijani un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniunflour
2Proto-Turkicūnflour
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوك →Every word from Turkish ün →