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Where does “böcekli” come from?

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

böcekli (Turkish): buggy

Definitions

  1. buggy

Ancestry of “böcekli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishböcekbug, insect; any small invertebrate animal
2Ottoman Turkishبوجك—
3Proto-Turkicbȫgček—
4Proto-Turkicbȫginsect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider
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