Where does “çəki” come from?

çəki (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani çəkmək, from Proto-Turkic *ček- — to line through.

çəki (Azerbaijani): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “çəki”, step by step

çəki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani çəkmək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniçəkməkto pull
2Proto-Turkic*ček-to line through

via Azerbaijani i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanii—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ček- →Every word from Azerbaijani çəkmək →