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Where does “oburluk” come from?

oburluk (Turkish) comes from Turkish obur, from Turkish o, from Ottoman Turkish او, from Ottoman Turkish اول, from Arabic أَوَّل — first.

oburluk (Turkish): gluttony; state of being glutton

Definitions

  1. gluttony; state of being glutton

Ancestry of “oburluk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishoburglutton
2Turkishohe, she, it; that; The name of the Latin-script...
3Ottoman Turkishاوhouse; he, she, it; that
4Ottoman Turkishاول—
5Arabicأَوَّلfirst
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