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Where does “genç” come from?
genç (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كنج, from Proto-Turkic *kenče.
genç
(Turkish): young
Definitions
young
Ancestry of “genç”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ottoman Turkish
كنج
young; young man, youth
2
Proto-Turkic
*kenče
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Words derived from “genç”
gençlik
Gençtürk
агьенч
агьенџь
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