Where does “геврек” come from?

геврек (Bulgarian) comes from Turkish gevrek, from Ottoman Turkish گورك, from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre- — to weaken, to become loose.

геврек (Bulgarian): simit; bagel; pretzel ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds

Definitions

  1. simit; bagel; pretzel ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds

Ancestry of “геврек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgevrekcrisp, crispy
2Ottoman Turkishگوركfragile, frail, brittle, friable; beauty,...
3Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
4Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose
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