Where does “böcek” come from?

böcek (Crimean Tatar) comes from Proto-Turkic bȫgček, from Proto-Turkic bȫg — insect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider.

böcek (Crimean Tatar): bug, insect

Definitions

  1. bug, insect

Ancestry of “böcek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbȫgček
2Proto-Turkicbȫginsect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider
Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫgEvery word from Proto-Turkic bȫgček
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