Where does “oğlan” come from?
oğlan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان, from Proto-Turkic *oglan.
oğlan (Turkish): boy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing...
Definitions
- boy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing...
Ancestry of “oğlan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اوغلان | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوغلان | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *oglan | — |
Words derived from “oğlan”