Where does “ülser” come from?

ülser (Turkish) comes from French ulcère, from Latin ulcus, from Latin olcos, from Proto-Italic elkos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ülser (Turkish): ulcer an open sore

Definitions

  1. ulcer an open sore

Ancestry of “ülser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchulcèreulcer
2Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
3Latinolcos—
4Proto-Italicelkos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic elkos →