Where does “ünsüz” come from?

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

ünsüz (Turkish): unvoiced; consonant

Definitions

  1. unvoiced; consonant

Ancestry of “ünsüz”, step by step

ünsüz 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 Arabic صامت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصامتsilent; silent mode; consonant sound
2Arabicصَمَتَto be silent
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوك →Every word from Turkish ün →