Where does “-oğlu” come from?

-oğlu (Turkish) comes from Turkish oğul, from Ottoman Turkish اوغل, from Proto-Turkic ogul — son.

-oğlu (Turkish): son a common patronymic suffix

Definitions

  1. son a common patronymic suffix

Ancestry of “-oğlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishoğulson; descendant; swarm of bees
2Ottoman Turkishاوغلson
3Proto-Turkicogulson

Words derived from “-oğlu”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ogul →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوغل →Every word from Turkish oğul →