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Where does “Quebec” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Quebec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchQuébec—
2Proto-Turkickepek—
3Proto-Turkic*kab-—

Words derived from “Quebec”

  • quebeciläinen
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