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Where does “kuklacılık” come from?

kuklacılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish kuklacı, 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.

kuklacılık (Turkish): puppetry

Definitions

  1. puppetry

Ancestry of “kuklacılık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkuklacıpuppeteer
2Turkishkuklapuppet
3Ottoman Turkishقوقله—
4Greekκούκλαdoll, puppet, marionette; mannequin, dummy; doll,...
5LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
6Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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