Where does “güçlük” come from?
güçlük (Turkish) comes from Turkish güç, from Ottoman Turkish گوچ, from Proto-Turkic gǖč — force, strength, power.
güçlük (Turkish): difficulty
Ancestry of “güçlük”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | güç | hard, difficult; strength, force; power |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | گوچ | migration |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | gǖč | force, strength, power |