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Where does “yün” come from?

yün (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یوك, from Proto-Turkic yuŋ — wool.

yün (Turkish): wool; woolen

Definitions

  1. wool; woolen

Ancestry of “yün”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوك—
2Proto-Turkicyuŋwool
Every word from Proto-Turkic yuŋ →