Where does “otocu” come from?

otocu (Turkish) comes from Turkish oto, from French auto, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

otocu (Turkish): Clipping of otomobilci

Definitions

  1. Clipping of otomobilci

Ancestry of “otocu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishotoClipping of otomobil
2Frenchautocar
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →