Where does “բուկ” come from?

բուկ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian պուկ, from Arabic بوق, from Old Turkic پوخ, from Proto-Turkic bok — feces; dirt, dung.

բուկ (Armenian): throat; neck; swallow, draught, gulp

Definitions

  1. throat; neck; swallow, draught, gulp

Ancestry of “բուկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianպուկthroat
2Arabicبوقtrumpet, conch; presenting falsities deliberately...
3Old Turkicپوخ—
4Proto-Turkicbokfeces; dirt, dung
Every word from Proto-Turkic bok →Every word from Old Turkic پوخ →Every word from Arabic بوق →
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