Where does “koʻkturk” come from?

koʻkturk (Uzbek) comes from Uzbek koʻk, from Chagatai کوک, from Proto-Turkic kök — root.

koʻkturk (Uzbek): Göktürk

Definitions

  1. Göktürk

Ancestry of “koʻkturk”, step by step

koʻkturk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uzbek koʻk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekkoʻksky
2Chagataiکوکsky
3Proto-Turkickökroot

via Uzbek turk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UzbekturkTurk (person)
Every word from Proto-Turkic kök →Every word from Chagatai کوک →Every word from Uzbek koʻk →