Where does “Gökçeada” come from?

Gökçeada (Turkish) comes from Turkish gökçe, from Turkish gök, from Ottoman Turkish گوك, from Old Anatolian Turkish كوك, from Proto-Turkic kök — root.

Ancestry of “Gökçeada”, step by step

Gökçeada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish gökçe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgökçeof the color of the same name
2Turkishgöksky; blue
3Ottoman Turkishگوكsky; light blue, azure
4Old Anatolian Turkishكوكblue
5Proto-Turkickökroot

via Turkish ada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishadaisland
2Ottoman Turkishآطهisland
3Proto-Turkicātagisland
Every word from Proto-Turkic kök →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گوك →