Where does “fok” come from?

fok (Azerbaijani) comes from Turkish fok, from French phoque, from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη — seal.

fok (Azerbaijani): seal (pinniped)

Definitions

  1. seal (pinniped)

Ancestry of “fok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishfokseal
2Frenchphoqueseal; sealskin
3Latinphōcaseal (marine animal)
4Ancient Greekφώκηseal
Every word from Ancient Greek φώκη →Every word from Latin phōca →Every word from French phoque →