Where does “boncuk” come from?
boncuk (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بونجق, from Proto-Turkic *bōnčuk, from Manx boyn, from Middle Irish bonn, from Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
boncuk (Turkish): bead, small ornamental item made of glass, stone, mother-of-pearl, wood, plastic etc. often with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, mostly round and colored
Definitions
- bead, small ornamental item made of glass, stone, mother-of-pearl, wood, plastic etc. often with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, mostly round and colored
Ancestry of “boncuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بونجق | bead, any sort of globule made of stone or glass, with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *bōnčuk | — |
| 3 | Manx | boyn | heel |
| 4 | Middle Irish | bonn | sole of foot; sole of the foot |
| 5 | Celtic | *bundos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |