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
Ancestry of “kuklacılık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kuklacı | puppeteer |
| 2 | Turkish | kukla | puppet |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قوقله | — |
| 4 | Greek | κούκλα | doll, puppet, marionette; mannequin, dummy; doll,... |
| 5 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 6 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |