Where does “ულაყ” come from?

ულაყ (Bats) comes from Georgian ულაყი, from Ottoman Turkish اولاق, from Ottoman Turkish اولق, from Proto-Turkic oluk — hollowed-out tree.

ულაყ (Bats): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ულაყ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianულაყიstallion
2Ottoman Turkishاولاقcourier, messenger, a person who delivers messages
3Ottoman Turkishاولقgutter, conduit, channel, drain
4Proto-Turkicolukhollowed-out tree
Every word from Proto-Turkic oluk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اولق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اولاق →