Where does “gündöndü” come from?

gündöndü (Turkish) comes from Turkish gün, from Ottoman Turkish گون, from Proto-Turkic gün — sun, day; day, sun.

gündöndü (Turkish): sunflower

Definitions

  1. sunflower

Ancestry of “gündöndü”, step by step

gündöndü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish gün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgünsun; daytime; daylight
2Ottoman Turkishگونday; sun; hide, leather
3Proto-Turkicgünsun, day; day, sun

via Turkish döndü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdöndü—
Every word from Proto-Turkic gün →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گون →Every word from Turkish gün →