Where does “çok geçmeden” come from?

çok geçmeden (Turkish) comes from Turkish çok, from Ottoman Turkish چوق, from Old Anatolian Turkish چُوقْ, from Proto-Turkic čok — vile, hooligan.

çok geçmeden (Turkish): before long, soon

Definitions

  1. before long, soon

Ancestry of “çok geçmeden”, step by step

çok geçmeden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish çok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçokmuch, many, plenty, a lot; very, too
2Ottoman Turkishچوقmuch, many, a lot
3Old Anatolian Turkishچُوقْ—
4Proto-Turkicčokvile, hooligan

via Turkish geçmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgeçmekto pass, pass through, pass over, cross; to pass...
2Old Anatolian Turkishgäčmäk—
3Proto-Turkic*keč-to pass, wade
Every word from Proto-Turkic čok →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish چُوقْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوق →