Where does “uyuyan” come from?
uyuyan (Turkish) comes from Turkish uyumak, from Ottoman Turkish اویومق, from Proto-Turkic ūdï-, from Proto-Turkic ū — sleep.
uyuyan (Turkish): sleeping
Ancestry of “uyuyan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | uyumak | to sleep; to go to sleep; to be unaware of what's... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اویومق | to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ūdï- | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ū | sleep |