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
Ancestry of “ünsüz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ün | reputation, fame; voice, sound |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |