Where does “تۈنۈگۈن” come from?

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

تۈنۈگۈن (Uyghur): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “تۈنۈگۈن”, step by step

تۈنۈگۈن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur كۈن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurكۈنthe sun
2Chagataiکونthe sun
3Proto-Turkickünpeople

via Uyghur تۈن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurتۈنnight
2Proto-Turkictünnight, yesterday
Every word from Proto-Turkic kün →Every word from Chagatai کون →Every word from Uyghur كۈن →