Where does “tükürük bezleri” come from?

tükürük bezleri (Turkish) comes from Turkish bez, from Ottoman Turkish بز, from Persian بز, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

tükürük bezleri (Turkish): salivary glands

Definitions

  1. salivary glands

Ancestry of “tükürük bezleri”, step by step

tükürük bezleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbezcloth; gland
2Ottoman Turkishبزwe; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric
3Persianبزgoat
4Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Turkish tükürük

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtükürükspit, spittle, gob, spawl, saliva which has been expelled from the mouth
2Ottoman Turkishتوكوروكspit, spittle, gob, spawl, saliva which has been expelled from the mouth
3Proto-Turkic*tüpkürük—
4Proto-Turkic*tüpkür-to spit
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →