Where does “geçen gün” come from?

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

geçen gün (Turkish): the other day

Definitions

  1. the other day

Ancestry of “geçen gün”, step by step

geçen gün 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 geçen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgeçenpast, last
2Ottoman Turkishكچنlast, past
Every word from Proto-Turkic gün →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گون →Every word from Turkish gün →
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