Where does “gerçək” come from?

gerçək (Azerbaijani) comes from Ottoman Turkish كرچك, from Old Anatolian Turkish gerçäk, from Estonian Kertu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós — winter.

gerçək (Azerbaijani): true

Definitions

  1. true

Ancestry of “gerçək”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكرچكtrue, real
2Old Anatolian Turkishgerçäk—
3EstonianKertuGertrude
4GermanGertrud—
5Old High Germangērspear
6Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
7Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →