Where does “avcı” come from?

avcı (Turkish) comes from Turkish av, from Ottoman Turkish آو, from Proto-Turkic Āb — hunt, chase.

avcı (Turkish): hunter

Definitions

  1. hunter

Ancestry of “avcı”, step by step

avcı traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishavhunting; hunt; prey
2Ottoman Turkishآوhunting, chase; game, prey, what is subject to...
3Proto-TurkicĀbhunt, chase

via Ottoman Turkish آوجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآوجیhunter, huntsman
2Proto-Turkic*ābčï

via Turkish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish
Every word from Proto-Turkic ĀbEvery word from Ottoman Turkish آوEvery word from Turkish av