Where does “bakvänd” come from?

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

bakvänd (Swedish): backwards (oriented in the direction opposite to the intended one)

Definitions

  1. backwards (oriented in the direction opposite to the intended one)

Ancestry of “bakvänd”, step by step

bakvänd 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 vänd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvänd—

Words derived from “bakvänd”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *bak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقمق →Every word from Turkish bakmak →