Where does “doğu” come from?
doğu (Turkish) comes from Turkish doğmak, from Ottoman Turkish طوغمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish doğ-, from Proto-Turkic *tȫg-.
doğu (Turkish): east
Ancestry of “doğu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | doğmak | to be born; to rise; of a celestial body, to... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طوغمق | to be born; to break through; to emanate |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | doğ- | to be born, arise |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tȫg- | — |
Words derived from “doğu”