Where does “бүк” come from?

бүк (Yakut) comes from Proto-Turkic bük- — to bow, curve, bend.

бүк (Yakut): bend

Definitions

  1. bend

Ancestry of “бүк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbük-to bow, curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Turkic bük-
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