Where does “اولاق” come from?

اولاق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اولق, from Proto-Turkic oluk — hollowed-out tree.

اولاق (Ottoman Turkish): courier, messenger, a person who delivers messages

Definitions

  1. courier, messenger, a person who delivers messages

Ancestry of “اولاق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاولقgutter, conduit, channel, drain
2Proto-Turkicolukhollowed-out tree

Words derived from “اولاق”

Every word from Proto-Turkic oluk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اولق →