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Where does “teke” come from?

teke (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تكه, from Proto-Turkic teke — billy goat; he-goat.

teke (Turkish): he-goat

Definitions

  1. he-goat

Ancestry of “teke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتكه—
2Proto-Turkictekebilly goat; he-goat
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