Where does “söz” come from?

söz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سوز, from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز, from Proto-Turkic söŕ — word, speech.

söz (Turkish): word, statement, speech; lyric; promise

Definitions

  1. word, statement, speech; lyric; promise

Ancestry of “söz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسوزword
2Old Anatolian Turkishسوزword
3Proto-Turkicsöŕword, speech

Words derived from “söz”

Every word from Proto-Turkic söŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سوز →