Where does “roka” come from?
roka (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish روقه, from Greek ρόκα, from Italian Rocca, from Gothic rukka, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.
roka (Turkish): rocket
Ancestry of “roka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | روقه | — |
| 2 | Greek | ρόκα | rocket; distaff |
| 3 | Italian | Rocca | — |
| 4 | Gothic | rukka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rukkô | spinning wheel, distaff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rukn- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ruk- | — |