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Where does “toy” come from?

toy (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی, from Proto-Turkic toy — feast, banquet.

toy (Turkish): immature, naive

Definitions

  1. immature, naive

Ancestry of “toy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوی—
2Old Anatolian Turkishطوی—
3Proto-Turkictoyfeast, banquet

Words derived from “toy”

  • toi
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