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
- bug, insect; any small invertebrate animal
Ancestry of “böcek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوجك | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | bȫgček | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bȫg | insect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider |
Words derived from “böcek”