Where does “дермен” come from?

дермен (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دكرمن, from Proto-Turkic *tegirmen, from Proto-Turkic tegir-, from Proto-Turkic teg- — to reach.

дермен (Macedonian): watermill

Definitions

  1. watermill

Ancestry of “дермен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدكرمنmill, a grinding apparatus or appliance for substances such as grains and seeds
2Proto-Turkic*tegirmen—
3Proto-Turkictegir-to spin, turn; round, circle; to turn, to spin
4Proto-Turkicteg-to reach
Every word from Proto-Turkic teg- →Every word from Proto-Turkic tegir- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *tegirmen →
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