Where does “koyun” come from?

koyun (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوین, from Proto-Turkic kōñ.

koyun (Turkish): sheep; bosom, breast; second-person plural...

Definitions

  1. sheep; bosom, breast; second-person plural...

Ancestry of “koyun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوینbosom, in-between the arms, the breast or chest of a human or of an animal
2Proto-Turkickōñ
Every word from Proto-Turkic kōñEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قوین