Where does “boşluk” come from?

boşluk (Turkish) comes from Ancient Ligurian luk-, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

boşluk (Turkish): space; void

Definitions

  1. space; void

Ancestry of “boşluk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Ligurianluk-swampy place
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Ancient Ligurian luk- →