Where does “sözcülük” come from?
sözcülük (Turkish) comes from Turkish sözcü, from Turkish söz, from Ottoman Turkish سوز, from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز, from Proto-Turkic söŕ — word, speech.
sözcülük (Turkish): spokesmanship
Ancestry of “sözcülük”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | sözcü | spokesperson; third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | Turkish | söz | word, statement, speech; lyric; promise |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | سوز | word |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | سوز | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | söŕ | word, speech |