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.
Ancestry of “كولك”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |