Where does “ჩუკური” come from?

ჩუკური (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوقور, from Proto-Turkic čok- — to dig; to swoop down on, to peck.

ჩუკური (Laz): hole, pit, hollow, pothole

Definitions

  1. hole, pit, hollow, pothole

Ancestry of “ჩუკური”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوقورhole, pit, hollow, cavity, depression, sump
2Proto-Turkicčok-to dig; to swoop down on, to peck
Every word from Proto-Turkic čok- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوقور →