Where does “boyun” come from?

boyun (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بویون, from Proto-Turkic bōń.

boyun (Turkish): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “boyun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبویونneck, collum, the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk
2Proto-Turkicbōń—
Every word from Proto-Turkic bōń →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بویون →
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