Where does “herbokolog” come from?

herbokolog (Turkish) comes from Turkish her, from Ottoman Turkish هر, from Persian هر, from Pahlavi KRA, from Proto-Iranian hárwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

herbokolog (Turkish): know-it-all

Definitions

  1. know-it-all

Ancestry of “herbokolog”, step by step

herbokolog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish her

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishherevery; each
2Ottoman Turkishهر—
3Persianهرeach; every
4PahlaviKRA—
5Proto-Iranianhárwah—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansárwasall; entire, whole
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Turkish bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbokshit
2Arabicبوقtrumpet, conch; presenting falsities deliberately...
3Old Turkicپوخ—
4Proto-Turkicbokfeces; dirt, dung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas →