Where does “uygar” come from?

uygar (Turkish) comes from Turkish Uygur, from Ottoman Turkish اویغور — Uyghur, the name of an ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan.

uygar (Turkish): civilized

Definitions

  1. civilized

Ancestry of “uygar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishUygurUyghur
2Ottoman TurkishاویغورUyghur, the name of an ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan

Words derived from “uygar”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish اویغور →Every word from Turkish Uygur →