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Where does “oynanmak” come from?

oynanmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish oynamak, from Ottoman Turkish اوینامق, from Proto-Turkic *ōyna-, from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.

oynanmak (Turkish): to be played

Definitions

  1. to be played

Ancestry of “oynanmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishoynamakto play, amuse oneself, fool around; to be on, be...
2Ottoman Turkishاوینامق—
3Proto-Turkic*ōyna-—
4Proto-Turkic*ōyun—
5Proto-Turkicoy-to play, jump; to play; to jump
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