Where does “duduk” come from?

duduk (English) comes from Armenian դուդուկ, from Turkish düdük, from Ottoman Turkish دودوك, from Turkish tutuk.

duduk (English): An Armenian woodwind instrument

Definitions

  1. An Armenian woodwind instrument

Ancestry of “duduk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդուդուկduduk
2Turkishdüdükwhistle; pipe
3Ottoman Turkishدودوكwhistle, a device designed to be blown to make a whistling sound
4Turkishtutuk
Every word from Turkish tutukEvery word from Ottoman Turkish دودوكEvery word from Turkish düdük