Where does “büyük” come from?
büyük (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بیوك, from Proto-Turkic bedük, from Proto-Turkic bedü- — to grow, become large; to grow big; to become...
büyük (Turkish): big, large; grand
Ancestry of “büyük”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بیوك | big, large; grand, great |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | bedük | big; tall; big, tall |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bedü- | to grow, become large; to grow big; to become... |
Words derived from “büyük”