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
Ancestry of “gök”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | گوك | sky; light blue, azure |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | كوك | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kök | root |