Where does “kuklacı” come from?
kuklacı (Turkish) comes from Turkish kukla, from Ottoman Turkish قوقله, from Greek κούκλα, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
kuklacı (Turkish): puppeteer
Definitions
- puppeteer
Ancestry of “kuklacı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kukla | puppet |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قوقله | doll, puppet, marionette, any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods |
| 3 | Greek | κούκλα | doll, puppet, marionette; mannequin, dummy; doll,... |
| 4 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 5 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |