Where does “gelin böceği” come from?

gelin böceği (Turkish) comes from Turkish böcek, from Ottoman Turkish بوجك, from Proto-Turkic bȫgček, from Proto-Turkic bȫg — insect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider.

Ancestry of “gelin böceği”, step by step

gelin böceği traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish böcek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishböcekbug, insect; any small invertebrate animal
2Ottoman Turkishبوجكinsect, any arthropod in the Insecta class characterized by six legs
3Proto-Turkicbȫgček—
4Proto-Turkicbȫginsect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider

via Turkish gelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgelinbride; daughter-in-law; the wife of one's child;...
2Proto-Turkicgẹlinbride, daughter-in-law
Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫg →Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫgček →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوجك →