Where does “بوقلامق” come from?
بوقلامق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic بوق, from Old Turkic پوخ, from Proto-Turkic bok — feces; dirt, dung.
بوقلامق (Ottoman Turkish): to befoul, soil, contaminate, especially with feces
Definitions
- to befoul, soil, contaminate, especially with feces
Ancestry of “بوقلامق”, step by step
بوقلامق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic بوق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بوق | trumpet, conch; presenting falsities deliberately... |
| 2 | Old Turkic | پوخ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bok | feces; dirt, dung |
via Ottoman Turkish ـلا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلا | — |