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Where does “gök” come from?

gök (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish گوك, from Old Anatolian Turkish كوك, from Proto-Turkic kök — root.

gök (Turkish): sky; blue

Definitions

  1. sky; blue

Ancestry of “gök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگوكsky; light blue, azure
2Old Anatolian Turkishكوك—
3Proto-Turkickökroot

Words derived from “gök”

  • göksel
  • Göker
  • gökkuşağı
  • Gagavuz
  • Gagavuzca
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