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
Ancestry of “yüz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یوز | hundred; face |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یوز | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yǖz | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yǖŕ | hundred; face |