Where does “gençlik” come from?
gençlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish genç, from Ottoman Turkish كنج, from Proto-Turkic *kenče.
gençlik (Turkish): youth; state of being young
Definitions
- youth; state of being young
Ancestry of “gençlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | genç | young |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كنج | young; young man, youth |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *kenče | — |