Where does “fokgiller” come from?

fokgiller (Turkish) comes from Turkish fok, from French phoque, from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη — seal.

fokgiller (Turkish): earless seals, true seals (Phocidae)

Definitions

  1. earless seals, true seals (Phocidae)

Ancestry of “fokgiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishfokseal
2Frenchphoqueseal; sealskin
3Latinphōcaseal (marine animal)
4Ancient Greekφώκηseal
Every word from Ancient Greek φώκη →Every word from Latin phōca →Every word from French phoque →