Where does “erkeklik” come from?
erkeklik (Turkish) comes from Turkish -lik, from Proto-Turkic -lYk.
erkeklik (Turkish): manhood; virility
Ancestry of “erkeklik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | -lik | -ness; -hood; -ship |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | -lYk | — |