Etymology

Oghuz

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Today it means: A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens Full definition →

Turkish Oğuz ← Old Turkic 𐰆𐰍𐰕
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  1. Old Turkic · derived from𐰆𐰍𐰕
  2. Turkish · borrowed fromOğuz
  3. English todayOghuz

From Turkish Oğuz, from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰍𐰕 (wg¹z), a term for a military division, perhaps in origin an early plural of 𐰸 (ok, “arrow”) (arrows in early Turkic culture were used as symbolizing such military divisions in ceremonial or ritual contexts).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.