Where does “ipek” come from?

ipek (Turkish) comes from Turkish kuyruk, from Ottoman Turkish قویروق, from Proto-Turkic kudruk — tail.

ipek (Turkish): silk

Definitions

  1. silk

Ancestry of “ipek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkuyruktail; queue
2Ottoman Turkishقویروقtail, queue
3Proto-Turkickudruktail

Words derived from “ipek”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kudruk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قویروق →Every word from Turkish kuyruk →