Where does “gün boyu” come from?
gün boyu (Turkish) comes from Turkish boy, from Ottoman Turkish بوی, from Persian بوی, from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏.
gün boyu (Turkish): all day
Ancestry of “gün boyu”, step by step
gün boyu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish boy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | boy | stature; size; tribe, clan |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوی | stature, height, length, size; tribe, clan;... |
| 3 | Persian | بوی | smell, scent |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐫁𐫇𐫏 | — |
via Turkish gün
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | gün | sun; daytime; daylight |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | گون | day; sun; hide, leather |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | gün | sun, day; day, sun |