Where does “елек” come from?

елек (Bashkir) comes from Proto-Turkic yilik, from Ottoman Turkish الك, from Proto-Turkic ilk — first.

елек (Bashkir): bone marrow

Definitions

  1. bone marrow

Ancestry of “елек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyilikbone marrow
2Ottoman Turkishالكfirst, firstly, in the first place
3Proto-Turkicilkfirst
Every word from Proto-Turkic ilk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish الك →Every word from Proto-Turkic yilik →