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
- beast of burden
Ancestry of “كولك”, step by step
كولك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian կովլակ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | կովլակ | mash, swill for domestic animals; a simple wooden... |
| 2 | Armenian | կով | cow |
| 3 | Old Armenian | կով | cow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via Proto-Turkic *gȫl-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *gȫl- | — |