Where does “turbanlike” come from?

turbanlike (English) comes from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

turbanlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a turban

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a turban

Ancestry of “turbanlike”, step by step

turbanlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English turban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturbanA man's headdress made by winding a length of...
2Middle Frenchturbant
3Italianturbantepresent participle of turbare; turban
4Turkishtülbentmuslin; cheesecloth
5Ottoman Turkishدلبندa kind of gauzy cotton used in the production of...
6Persianدلبندbeloved; Alternative form of دولبند
7Classical Persianدِل
8Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
9Classical Persianدل
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan