Where does “كوچوك” come from?

كوچوك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish kiçük, from Proto-Turkic kičüg — small, little.

كوچوك (Ottoman Turkish): small; little

Definitions

  1. small; little

Ancestry of “كوچوك”, step by step

كوچوك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Anatolian Turkish kiçük

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishkiçüksmall, little
2Proto-Turkickičügsmall, little

via Old Anatolian Turkish كچوك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishكچوكsmall

Words derived from “كوچوك

Every word from Proto-Turkic kičügEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish kiçük