Where does “بۈگۈن” come from?

بۈگۈن (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur كۈن, from Chagatai کون, from Proto-Turkic kün — people.

بۈگۈن (Uyghur): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “بۈگۈن”, step by step

بۈگۈن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur كۈن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurكۈنthe sun
2Chagataiکونthe sun
3Proto-Turkickünpeople

via Uyghur بۇ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurبۇthis
2Chagataiبو—
3Proto-Turkicbuthis
Every word from Proto-Turkic kün →