Where does “bölük” come from?

bölük (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بلوك, from Ottoman Turkish بولمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish böl-, from Proto-Turkic bȫl- — to divide, separate; to divide, separate,...

bölük (Turkish): A piece broken off from the whole; section, part, component

Definitions

  1. A piece broken off from the whole; section, part, component

Ancestry of “bölük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبلوكpart, division, subdivision, fraction, section
2Ottoman Turkishبولمكto divide, separate
3Old Anatolian Turkishböl-to separate
4Proto-Turkicbȫl-to divide, separate; to divide, separate,...
Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫl- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish böl- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بولمك →