Where does “av” come from?
av (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آو, from Proto-Turkic Āb — hunt, chase.
av (Turkish): hunting; hunt; prey
Ancestry of “av”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آو | hunting, chase; game, prey, what is subject to... |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | Āb | hunt, chase |