Where does “oyuncu” come from?
oyuncu (Turkish) comes from Turkish oyun, from Ottoman Turkish اویون, from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.
oyuncu (Turkish): player; actor, actress
Ancestry of “oyuncu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | oyun | genitive singular of oy; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اویون | game; performance, play; trick, ruse, deception |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *ōyun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | oy- | to play, jump; to play; to jump |
Words derived from “oyuncu”