Where does “domuz” come from?
domuz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوموز, from Ottoman Turkish طوڭوز, from Old Anatolian Turkish doŋuz, from Proto-Turkic *toŋuz.
domuz (Turkish): pig
Ancestry of “domuz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طوموز | pig |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طوڭوز | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | doŋuz | pig |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *toŋuz | — |