Where does “dudukahar” come from?
dudukahar (English) comes from Armenian դուդուկահար, from Armenian դուդուկ, from Turkish düdük, from Ottoman Turkish دودوك, from Turkish tutuk.
dudukahar (English): A duduk player
Definitions
- A duduk player
Ancestry of “dudukahar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | դուդուկահար | dudukahar |
| 2 | Armenian | դուդուկ | duduk |
| 3 | Turkish | düdük | whistle; pipe |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | دودوك | whistle, a device designed to be blown to make a whistling sound |
| 5 | Turkish | tutuk | — |