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

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “doğu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdoğmakto be born; to rise; of a celestial body, to...
2Ottoman Turkishطوغمقto be born; to break through; to emanate
3Old Anatolian Turkishdoğ-to be born, arise
4Proto-Turkic*tȫg-—

Words derived from “doğu”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tȫg- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish doğ- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوغمق →