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Where does “Québec” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Québec”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Québec”

  • Quebec
  • Bloc
  • Quebecer
  • Quebecker
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Quebecistan
  • quebecol
  • Québécois
  • québécois
  • Québécois
  • kébécois
  • Quebec
  • quebequense
  • 魁北克
  • Quebec
  • Tchubec
  • québécois
  • Bloc québécois
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kab- →