Where does “oduncul” come from?

oduncul (Turkish) comes from Turkish odun, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

oduncul (Turkish): xylophagous, wood-boring, feeding on or destructive to wood

Definitions

  1. xylophagous, wood-boring, feeding on or destructive to wood

Ancestry of “oduncul”, step by step

oduncul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish odun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishodunfirewood
2Proto-Turkic*ōtïn—
3Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire

via Turkish çil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçilfreckle; scintillation; shining
2Ottoman Turkishچیلbright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
3Proto-Turkic*čïl—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōt →