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Where does “Québec” come from?

Québec (English) comes from French Québec, from Proto-Turkic kepek, from Proto-Turkic *kab-.

Ancestry of “Québec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchQuébec—
2Proto-Turkickepek—
3Proto-Turkic*kab-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kab- →