Where does “دوك” come from?

دوك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian دوک, from French duc, from Middle French duc, from Old French duc, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.

دوك (Ottoman Turkish): spindle, a rod used for spinning and then winding fibres, especially wool

Definitions

  1. spindle, a rod used for spinning and then winding fibres, especially wool

Ancestry of “دوك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوکspindle
2Frenchducduke
3Middle Frenchducduke
4Old Frenchducduke
5Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
6Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
7Proto-Italicdoukōlead
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-
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