Where does “okçu” come from?

okçu (Turkish) comes from Turkish ok, from Ottoman Turkish اوق, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوق, from Proto-Turkic ok — arrow.

okçu (Turkish): archer

Definitions

  1. archer

Ancestry of “okçu”, step by step

okçu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishokarrow
2Ottoman Turkishاوقarrow, dart, bolt, a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail that is shot from a bow
3Old Anatolian Turkishاوقarrow
4Proto-Turkicokarrow

via Ottoman Turkish اوقجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوقجیbow maker, bowyer, fletcher, a person who manufactures or sells bows for use in archery

Words derived from “okçu”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ok →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوق →