Where does “uykusuzluk” come from?

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

uykusuzluk (Turkish): sleeplessness, insomnia

Definitions

  1. sleeplessness, insomnia

Ancestry of “uykusuzluk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishuykusuzsleepless, not having had enough sleep, sleep-deprived
2Turkishuykusleep
3Ottoman Turkishاویقوsleep, the state of reduced consciousness during which a person or animal rests
4Proto-Turkic*ūdïkusleep
5Proto-Turkicūdï-to sleep
6Proto-Turkicūsleep
Every word from Proto-Turkic ū →Every word from Proto-Turkic ūdï- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ūdïku →
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