Where does “baklykta” come from?

baklykta (Swedish) comes from Swedish båk, from Turkish bak, from Turkish bakmak, from Ottoman Turkish باقمق, from Proto-Turkic *bak- — to look; to watch.

baklykta (Swedish): a tail light

Definitions

  1. a tail light

Ancestry of “baklykta”, step by step

baklykta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish båk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbåkdaymark
2Turkishbaksecond-person singular imperative of bakmak; look
3Turkishbakmakto look (at), gaze
4Ottoman Turkishباقمقto look; to look at
5Proto-Turkic*bak-to look; to watch

via Swedish lykta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlyktaa lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse...
2Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقمق →Every word from Turkish bakmak →