Where does “Tekol” come from?

Tekol (Turkish) comes from Turkish öl, from Turkish ölmek, from Proto-Turkic öl- — to die.

Ancestry of “Tekol”, step by step

Tekol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish öl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishölsingular imperative of ölmek; singular negative...
2Turkishölmekto die
3Proto-Turkicöl-to die

via Turkish tek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishteksingle, sole; unique
2Ottoman Turkishتكunique
3Proto-Turkictēkodd, only, solitary
Every word from Proto-Turkic öl- →Every word from Turkish ölmek →Every word from Turkish öl →