Where does “böcek” come from?

böcek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوجك, from Proto-Turkic bȫgček, from Proto-Turkic bȫg — insect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider.

böcek (Turkish): bug, insect; any small invertebrate animal

Definitions

  1. bug, insect; any small invertebrate animal

Ancestry of “böcek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوجكinsect, any arthropod in the Insecta class characterized by six legs
2Proto-Turkicbȫgček—
3Proto-Turkicbȫginsect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider

Words derived from “böcek”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫg →Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫgček →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوجك →
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