Where does “قوقلهجی” come from?
قوقلهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوقله, from Greek κούκλα, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
قوقلهجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker, seller, or exhibitor of dolls, puppets and marionettes
Definitions
- maker, seller, or exhibitor of dolls, puppets and marionettes
Ancestry of “قوقلهجی”, step by step
قوقلهجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قوقله
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوقله | doll, puppet, marionette, any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods |
| 2 | Greek | κούκλα | doll, puppet, marionette; mannequin, dummy; doll,... |
| 3 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 4 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |