Where does “тока” come from?

тока (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوقه, from Proto-Turkic *toku.

тока (Bulgarian): buckle, clasp

Definitions

  1. buckle, clasp

Ancestry of “тока”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوقهbuckle, a clasp used for fastening two things together
2Proto-Turkic*toku—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *toku →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوقه →