Where does “beşik” come from?

beşik (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بشیك, from Proto-Turkic *bēšik, from Proto-Turkic bẹĺčig — cradle.

beşik (Turkish): cradle

Definitions

  1. cradle

Ancestry of “beşik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبشیكcradle, a bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots
2Proto-Turkic*bēšik—
3Proto-Turkicbẹĺčigcradle

Words derived from “beşik”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bẹĺčig →Every word from Proto-Turkic *bēšik →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بشیك →