Where does “ёкълукъ” come from?

ёкълукъ (Kumyk) comes from Kumyk ёкъ, from Proto-Turkic jōk — there is not; is not, there is not.

ёкълукъ (Kumyk): nothingness

Definitions

  1. nothingness

Ancestry of “ёкълукъ”, step by step

ёкълукъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kumyk ёкъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykёкъ—
2Proto-Turkicjōkthere is not; is not, there is not

via Kumyk лик

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykлик—
Every word from Proto-Turkic jōk →Every word from Kumyk ёкъ →