Where does “sözlü” come from?

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

sözlü (Turkish): oral

Definitions

  1. oral

Ancestry of “sözlü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsözword, statement, speech; lyric; promise
2Ottoman Turkishسوزword
3Old Anatolian Turkishسوزword
4Proto-Turkicsöŕword, speech
Every word from Proto-Turkic söŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish سوز →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سوز →