Where does “kavak” come from?

kavak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قواق, from Proto-Turkic Kabak — white poplar, willow.

kavak (Turkish): Poplar

Definitions

  1. Poplar

Ancestry of “kavak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقواقpoplar, any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus
2Proto-TurkicKabakwhite poplar, willow

Words derived from “kavak”

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