Where does “حمام بوجكی” come from?

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

حمام بوجكی (Ottoman Turkish): cockroach, any winged insect of the order Blattodea

Definitions

  1. cockroach, any winged insect of the order Blattodea

Ancestry of “حمام بوجكی”, step by step

حمام بوجكی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بوجك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوجكinsect, any arthropod in the Insecta class characterized by six legs
2Proto-Turkicbȫgček—
3Proto-Turkicbȫginsect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider

via Ottoman Turkish حمام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحمامhammam, Turkish baths; bathroom; bath, baths
2Arabicحَمَّام—

Words derived from “حمام بوجكی”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫg →Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫgček →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوجك →