Where does “Göksu” come from?
Göksu (Turkish) comes from Turkish su, from French soutache, from Hungarian sujtás, from Hungarian -ás — Added to a verb to form a noun.
Ancestry of “Göksu”, step by step
Göksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish su
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | su | water; juice |
| 2 | French | soutache | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | sujtás | soutache |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ás | Added to a verb to form a noun |
via Turkish gök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | gök | sky; blue |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | گوك | sky; light blue, azure |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | كوك | blue |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kök | root |