Where does “lechuga” come from?

lechuga (Cebuano) comes from Latin lactuca, from Latin -ucus, from Azerbaijani uçmaq, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق, from Proto-Turkic uč- — to fly.

Ancestry of “lechuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactucalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
2Latin-ucusused to form the names of certain plants
3Azerbaijaniuçmaqto fly
4Old Anatolian Turkishاوچمقto fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface
5Proto-Turkicuč-to fly
Every word from Proto-Turkic uč-Every word from Latin -ucusEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق