Where does “yüzde yüz” come from?

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

yüzde yüz (Turkish): absolutely, certainly

Definitions

  1. absolutely, certainly

Ancestry of “yüzde yüz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyüzhundred; face; lining
2Ottoman Turkishیوزhundred; face
3Old Anatolian Turkishیوزhundred, a numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine
4Proto-Turkicyǖzhundred
5Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face
Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ →Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖz →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز →