Where does “bak” come from?

bak (Turkish) comes from Turkish bakmak, from Ottoman Turkish باقمق, from Proto-Turkic *bak- — to look; to watch.

bak (Turkish): second-person singular imperative of bakmak; look

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of bakmak; look

Ancestry of “bak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbakmakto look (at), gaze
2Ottoman Turkishباقمقto look; to look at
3Proto-Turkic*bak-to look; to watch

Words derived from “bak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *bak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقمق →Every word from Turkish bakmak →