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 Turkishتویbody hair, the hair of the body as opposed to facial hair and headhair
2Ottoman Turkishتوكa hair
3Proto-Turkictǖkhair; feather; fur

Words derived from “tüy”

Every word from Proto-Turkic tǖk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish توك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish توی →