Where does “üzgünlük” come from?

üzgünlük (Turkish) comes from Turkish üzgün, from Azerbaijani üz, from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز, from Proto-Turkic yǖz, from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ — hundred; face.

üzgünlük (Turkish): sadness

Definitions

  1. sadness

Ancestry of “üzgünlük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishüzgünsad; sorry
2Azerbaijaniüzface; impudence, insolence, effrontery; cheek,...
3Old Anatolian Turkishیوزhundred, a numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine
4Proto-Turkicyǖzhundred
5Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face
Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ →Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖz →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز →