Where does “sokak” come from?
sokak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سوقاق, from Persian زقاق, from Arabic زُقَاق.
sokak (Turkish): street, alley
Ancestry of “sokak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سوقاق | — |
| 2 | Persian | زقاق | street; lane |
| 3 | Arabic | زُقَاق | — |