Where does “az” come from?

az (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آز, from Old Anatolian Turkish آزْ, from Proto-Turkic Āŕ — few, a little.

az (Turkish): few, little; a bit, a little; second-person...

Definitions

  1. few, little; a bit, a little; second-person...

Ancestry of “az”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآزlittle
2Old Anatolian Turkishآزْ—
3Proto-TurkicĀŕfew, a little

Words derived from “az”

Every word from Proto-Turkic Āŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish آزْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آز →