Where does “Gökçek” come from?

Gökçek (Turkish) comes from Turkish Çek, from French tchèque, from Czech čech, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “Gökçek”, step by step

Gökçek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Çek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishÇekCzech
2FrenchtchèqueCzech, the Czech language; Czech
3Czechčech—
4Old CzechČechCzech person
5Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Turkish gök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgöksky; blue
2Ottoman Turkishگوكsky; light blue, azure
3Old Anatolian Turkishكوكblue
4Proto-Turkickökroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ →