Where does “gökkuşağı” come from?

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

gökkuşağı (Turkish): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “gökkuşağı”, step by step

gökkuşağı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish gök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgöksky; blue
2Ottoman Turkishگوكsky; light blue, azure
3Old Anatolian Turkishكوكblue
4Proto-Turkickökroot

via Turkish kuşak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkuşakbelt; strip, region; generation
2Ottoman Turkishقوشاق—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kök →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گوك →