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
- A person who loves to sleep, sleepyhead
Ancestry of “uykucu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | uyku | sleep |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اویقو | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *ūdïku | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ūdï- | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ū | sleep |