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Where does “بوجك” come from?

بوجك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic bȫgček, from Proto-Turkic bȫg — insect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider.

Ancestry of “بوجك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbȫgček—
2Proto-Turkicbȫginsect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider

Words derived from “بوجك”

  • böcek
  • böcekli
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