Where does “yük” come from?

yük (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یوك, from Proto-Turkic yuŋ — wool.

yük (Turkish): load

Definitions

  1. load

Ancestry of “yük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوكload
2Proto-Turkicyuŋwool
Every word from Proto-Turkic yuŋ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یوك →