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Where does “tüy” come from?

tüy (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish توی, from Ottoman Turkish توك, from Proto-Turkic tǖk — hair; feather; fur.

tüy (Turkish): hair; feather

Definitions

  1. hair; feather

Ancestry of “tüy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتوی—
2Ottoman Turkishتوكa hair
3Proto-Turkictǖkhair; feather; fur
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