Where does “atasözü” come from?

atasözü (Turkish) comes from Turkish söz, from Ottoman Turkish سوز, from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز, from Proto-Turkic söŕ — word, speech.

atasözü (Turkish): proverb

Definitions

  1. proverb

Ancestry of “atasözü”, step by step

atasözü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish söz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsözword, statement, speech; lyric; promise
2Ottoman Turkishسوزword
3Old Anatolian Turkishسوزword
4Proto-Turkicsöŕword, speech

via Turkish Ata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAtaancestor, forefather
2Turkishatafather; predecessor, forerunner; ancestor,...
3Proto-Turkicatafather; ancestor
Every word from Proto-Turkic söŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سوز →