Where does “ucuz” come from?
ucuz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوجوز, from Proto-Turkic ūčuŕ, from Proto-Turkic ōču- — get smaller.
ucuz (Turkish): cheap
Ancestry of “ucuz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اوجوز | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | ūčuŕ | cheap |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ōču- | get smaller |