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Etymology of Oghuz

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

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noun

A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens

name

A subbranch of the Turkic language family. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Turkmen.

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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).

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