Where does “menggerekkan” come from?
menggerekkan (Malay) comes from Malay menggerek, from Turkish gerek, from Ottoman Turkish گرك, from Old Anatolian Turkish كرك, from Ottoman Turkish كورك, from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre- — to weaken, to become loose.
Ancestry of “menggerekkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | menggerek | to bore |
| 2 | Turkish | gerek | necessary, required; necessity, requirement |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | گرك | necessity, need, requirement, demand; necessary,... |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | كرك | — |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | كورك | shovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | گورمك | to see; to view; to spot |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *kegre- | to weaken, to become loose |