Where does “yok” come from?

yok (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یوق, from Proto-Turkic yōk — is not; there is not; no, there is no; no; is...

yok (Turkish): there isn't, there aren't; it doesn't exist;...

Definitions

  1. there isn't, there aren't; it doesn't exist;...

Ancestry of “yok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوقabsent; nonexistent; no
2Proto-Turkicyōkis not; there is not; no, there is no; no; is...

Words derived from “yok

Every word from Proto-Turkic yōkEvery word from Ottoman Turkish یوق