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Where does “oyunculuk” come from?

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

oyunculuk (Turkish): profession of a player; profession of an actress...

Definitions

  1. profession of a player; profession of an actress...

Ancestry of “oyunculuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishoyuncuplayer; actor, actress
2Turkishoyungenitive singular of oy; second-person singular...
3Ottoman Turkishاویونgame; performance, play; trick, ruse, deception
4Proto-Turkic*ōyun—
5Proto-Turkicoy-to play, jump; to play; to jump
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