Where does “εργένης” come from?

εργένης (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish اركن, from Old Anatolian Turkish اَرْكَنْ, from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄rken, from Proto-Turkic ẹŕ- — to be.

εργένης (Greek): bachelor, unmarried man

Definitions

  1. bachelor, unmarried man

Ancestry of “εργένης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاركنearly
2Old Anatolian Turkishاَرْكَنْ—
3Proto-Turkic*ẹ̄rken—
4Proto-Turkicẹŕ-to be
Every word from Proto-Turkic ẹŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄rken →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اَرْكَنْ →