Where does “көрәк” come from?

көрәк (Bashkir) comes from Undetermined kürek, from Ottoman Turkish كورك, from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre- — to weaken, to become loose.

көрәк (Bashkir): spade; shovel

Definitions

  1. spade; shovel

Ancestry of “көрәк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Undeterminedkürekshovel, spade
2Ottoman Turkishكوركshovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,...
3Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
4Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose
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