Where does “koku” come from?

koku (Turkish) comes from Turkish kokmak, from Ottoman Turkish قوقمق, from Proto-Turkic Kok- — to smell badly, to give out a smell of burning.

koku (Turkish): smell, odor/odour; stench, stink, pungency

Definitions

  1. smell, odor/odour; stench, stink, pungency

Ancestry of “koku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkokmakto have a bad smell; stink, reek, pong; to smell,...
2Ottoman Turkishقوقمقto smell; to stink, to reek
3Proto-TurkicKok-to smell badly, to give out a smell of burning

Words derived from “koku”

Every word from Proto-Turkic Kok- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوقمق →Every word from Turkish kokmak →
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