Where does “avuç” come from?

avuç (Turkish) comes from Persian اوج, from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

avuç (Turkish): palm

Definitions

  1. palm

Ancestry of “avuç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاوجacme; apex; peak
2Arabicأَوْج—
3Persianاوگ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →