Where does “uykucu” come from?

uykucu (Turkish) comes from Turkish uyku, from Ottoman Turkish اویقو, from Proto-Turkic *ūdïku, from Proto-Turkic ūdï-, from Proto-Turkic ū — sleep.

uykucu (Turkish): A person who loves to sleep, sleepyhead

Definitions

  1. A person who loves to sleep, sleepyhead

Ancestry of “uykucu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishuykusleep
2Ottoman Turkishاویقوsleep, the state of reduced consciousness during which a person or animal rests
3Proto-Turkic*ūdïkusleep
4Proto-Turkicūdï-to sleep
5Proto-Turkicūsleep
Every word from Proto-Turkic ū →Every word from Proto-Turkic ūdï- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ūdïku →