Where does “Altınözü” come from?
Altınözü (Turkish) comes from Turkish altın, from Ottoman Turkish آلتون, from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.
Ancestry of “Altınözü”, step by step
Altınözü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish altın
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | altın | gold; genitive singular of alt; second-person... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آلتون | gold |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | altun | gold |
via Turkish özü
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | özü | — |