Etymology

Via an intermediary (most probably Mongolic) source, from Turkic *quduğ "well" (compare Old Turkic quduğ, quδuğ ‎(“well”)), from Proto-Turkic *Kud- ‎(“to pour”).

Compare ҡойо ‎(qoyo), the native Kypchak development from the same archetype, and ҡоҙоҡ ‎(qoðoq).

Compare with Southern Altai кутук ‎(kutuk), Khakas хутух ‎(xutux, “well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qʊ̞ˈtʊ̞q]
• Hyphenation: ҡо‧тоҡ