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Where does “oyun” come from?

oyun (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اویون, from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.

oyun (Turkish): genitive singular of oy; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of oy; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “oyun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاویونgame; performance, play; trick, ruse, deception
2Proto-Turkic*ōyun—
3Proto-Turkicoy-to play, jump; to play; to jump

Words derived from “oyun”

  • oyuncu
  • oyunbaz
  • oyunculuk
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