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

  1. youth; state of being young

Ancestry of “gençlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgençyoung
2Ottoman Turkishكنجyoung; young man, youth
3Proto-Turkic*kenče—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kenče →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كنج →Every word from Turkish genç →