Where does “كوك” come from?
كوك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish كُوكْ, from Proto-Turkic kök — root.
كوك (Ottoman Turkish): sky
Definitions
- sky
Ancestry of “كوك”, step by step
كوك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Anatolian Turkish كُوكْ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | كُوكْ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kök | root |
via Persian کوک
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | کوک | the act of tuning a musical instrument |