Where does “yüzüş” come from?

yüzüş (Turkish) comes from Turkish iş, from Ottoman Turkish ایش, from Proto-Turkic īĺč — work.

yüzüş (Turkish): swim

Definitions

  1. swim

Ancestry of “yüzüş”, step by step

yüzüş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishwork, task, deed; job, employment; matter,...
2Ottoman Turkishایشwork
3Proto-Turkicīĺčwork

via Turkish yüzmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyüzmekto swim; to float; to skin, flay
2Ottoman Turkishیوزمكto swim, float; to skin, flay
3Proto-Turkicyüŕ-
Every word from Proto-Turkic īĺčEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایشEvery word from Turkish