Where does “silker” come from?

silker (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

silker (English): Someone who works with silk such as an embroiderer

Definitions

  1. Someone who works with silk such as an embroiderer

Ancestry of “silker”, step by step

silker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English silk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilkA fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other...
2Middle Englishsilk—
3Old Englishsioloc—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →