Where does “gökyüzü” come from?

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

gökyüzü (Turkish): sky (atmosphere above a point), firmament

Definitions

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point), firmament

Ancestry of “gökyüzü”, step by step

gökyüzü 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 yüzü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyüzü—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kök →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گوك →