Where does “yüz” come from?

yüz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یوز, from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز, from Proto-Turkic yǖz, from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ — hundred; face.

yüz (Turkish): hundred; face; lining

Definitions

  1. hundred; face; lining

Ancestry of “yüz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوزhundred; face
2Old Anatolian Turkishیوزhundred, a numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine
3Proto-Turkicyǖzhundred
4Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face

Words derived from “yüz”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ →Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖz →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز →
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