Where does “илик” come from?

илик (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایلیك, from Proto-Turkic yilik, from Ottoman Turkish الك, from Proto-Turkic ilk — first.

илик (Macedonian): a loop or eye for a button or hook on clothing, buttonhole

Definitions

  1. a loop or eye for a button or hook on clothing, buttonhole

Ancestry of “илик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایلیكbone marrow, the place where new blood cells are produced
2Proto-Turkicyilikbone marrow
3Ottoman Turkishالكfirst, firstly, in the first place
4Proto-Turkicilkfirst
Every word from Proto-Turkic ilk →