Where does “uyurgezer” come from?

uyurgezer (Turkish) comes from Turkish uyumak, from Ottoman Turkish اویومق, from Proto-Turkic ūdï-, from Proto-Turkic ū — sleep.

uyurgezer (Turkish): sleepwalker, somnambulist

Definitions

  1. sleepwalker, somnambulist

Ancestry of “uyurgezer”, step by step

uyurgezer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish uyumak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishuyumakto sleep; to go to sleep; to be unaware of what's...
2Ottoman Turkishاویومقto sleep
3Proto-Turkicūdï-to sleep
4Proto-Turkicūsleep

via Turkish gezmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgezmekto travel; to wander
2Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic ūEvery word from Proto-Turkic ūdï-Every word from Ottoman Turkish اویومق