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Where does “bıyık” come from?

bıyık (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بیق, from Proto-Turkic bïdïk — moustache.

bıyık (Turkish): moustache

Definitions

  1. moustache

Ancestry of “bıyık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبیق—
2Proto-Turkicbïdïkmoustache

Words derived from “bıyık”

  • bıyıklı
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