Where does “amcaoğlu” come from?

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

amcaoğlu (Turkish): Son of one’s paternal uncle; paternal male cousin

Definitions

  1. Son of one’s paternal uncle; paternal male cousin

Ancestry of “amcaoğlu”, step by step

amcaoğlu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish oğul

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

via Turkish amca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishamcapaternal uncle, one's father's brother
2Arabicعَمّpaternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Turkic ogul →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوغل →Every word from Turkish oğul →