Where does “jok” come from?
jok (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یوق, from Proto-Turkic yōk — is not; there is not; no, there is no; no; is...
jok (Serbo-Croatian): no
Ancestry of “jok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یوق | absent; nonexistent; no |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yōk | is not; there is not; no, there is no; no; is... |