Where does “tilki” come from?

tilki (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تلكی, from Old Anatolian Turkish دلكو, from Proto-Turkic tülki, from Proto-Turkic *tilkü — fox.

tilki (Turkish): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “tilki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتلكیfox, any of various canids in the genus Vulpes
2Old Anatolian Turkishدلكوfox (Vulpes vulpes)
3Proto-Turkictülkifox
4Proto-Turkic*tilküfox
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tilkü →Every word from Proto-Turkic tülki →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دلكو →