Where does “uz” come from?
uz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوز, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوز, from Proto-Turkic ȫŕ — inside.
Ancestry of “uz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اوز | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوز | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ȫŕ | inside |