Where does “الک” come from?

الک (Persian) comes from Azerbaijani ələk, from Proto-Turkic eĺgek — donkey.

الک (Persian): sieve, searce

Definitions

  1. sieve, searce

Ancestry of “الک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniələksieve
2Proto-Turkiceĺgekdonkey
Every word from Proto-Turkic eĺgek