Where does “токмак” come from?

токмак (Bulgarian) comes from Turkish tokmak, from Ottoman Turkish طوقماق, from Proto-Turkic *tokïmak, from Proto-Turkic tokï- — to hit, knock, strike.

токмак (Bulgarian): large wooden rod for pestle, used in conjunction with a large mortar of stone called дибе́к

Definitions

  1. large wooden rod for pestle, used in conjunction with a large mortar of stone called дибе́к

Ancestry of “токмак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtokmakmallet; doorknocker; doorknob
2Ottoman Turkishطوقماقa large wooden rod for pestle, used in...
3Proto-Turkic*tokïmak—
4Proto-Turkictokï-to hit, knock, strike
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