Where does “çoktan” come from?

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

çoktan (Turkish): a long time ago; already; for a long time

Definitions

  1. a long time ago; already; for a long time

Ancestry of “çoktan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçokmuch, many, plenty, a lot; very, too
2Ottoman Turkishچوقmuch, many, a lot
3Old Anatolian Turkishچُوقْ—
4Proto-Turkicčokvile, hooligan
Every word from Proto-Turkic čok →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish چُوقْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوق →
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