Where does “koklis” come from?

koklis (Turkish) comes from Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

koklis (Turkish): slug

Definitions

  1. slug

Ancestry of “koklis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκοχλίαςscrew; worm gear; cochlea
2Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
3Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος →Every word from Ancient Greek κοχλίας →Every word from Greek κοχλίας →