Where does “كولك” come from?

كولك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Armenian կովլակ, from Armenian կով, from Old Armenian կով, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

كولك (Ottoman Turkish): beast of burden

Definitions

  1. beast of burden

Ancestry of “كولك”, step by step

كولك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կովլակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկովլակmash, swill for domestic animals; a simple wooden...
2Armenianկովcow
3Old Armenianկովcow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Proto-Turkic *gȫl-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*gȫl-

Words derived from “كولك

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Old Armenian կովEvery word from Armenian կով