Where does “güzellik” come from?

güzellik (Turkish) comes from Turkish güzel, from Ottoman Turkish كوزل, from Old Anatolian Turkish كُوزَلْ, from Hungarian közel — near; nearly; vicinity, near.

güzellik (Turkish): beauty, beautifulness

Definitions

  1. beauty, beautifulness

Ancestry of “güzellik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgüzelbeautiful; nice; beauty
2Ottoman Turkishكوزلbeautiful, pretty
3Old Anatolian Turkishكُوزَلْ—
4Hungarianközelnear; nearly; vicinity, near
Every word from Hungarian közel →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كُوزَلْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوزل →