Where does “boku” come from?

boku (Turkish) comes from Turkish bok, from Arabic بوق, from Old Turkic پوخ, from Proto-Turkic bok — feces; dirt, dung.

boku (Turkish): accusative singular of bok; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of bok; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “boku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbokshit
2Arabicبوقtrumpet, conch; presenting falsities deliberately...
3Old Turkicپوخ—
4Proto-Turkicbokfeces; dirt, dung
Every word from Proto-Turkic bok →Every word from Old Turkic پوخ →Every word from Arabic بوق →