Where does “İpekyolu” come from?
İpekyolu (Turkish) comes from Turkish ipek, from Turkish kuyruk, from Ottoman Turkish قویروق, from Proto-Turkic kudruk — tail.
Ancestry of “İpekyolu”, step by step
İpekyolu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish ipek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ipek | silk |
| 2 | Turkish | kuyruk | tail; queue |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قویروق | tail, queue |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kudruk | tail |
via Turkish yolu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yolu | — |