Where does “erko” come from?

erko (Turkish) comes from Turkish o, from Ottoman Turkish او, from Ottoman Turkish اول, from Arabic أَوَّل — first.

Ancestry of “erko”, step by step

erko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishohe, she, it; that; The name of the Latin-script...
2Ottoman Turkishاوhouse; he, she, it; that
3Ottoman Turkishاولhe, she, it
4Arabicأَوَّلfirst

via Turkish erkek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisherkekmale; manly; man
2Ottoman Turkishارككmale, of humans and beasts
Every word from Arabic أَوَّل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اول →Every word from Ottoman Turkish او →