Where does “hêrûg” come from?

hêrûg (Northern Kurdish) comes from Turkish erik, from Ottoman Turkish ارك, from Karakhanid اُورْماكْ, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

hêrûg (Northern Kurdish): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “hêrûg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisherikplum
2Ottoman Turkishاركplum
3Karakhanidاُورْماكْto plait; to rise, get up
4Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫr- →Every word from Karakhanid اُورْماكْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ارك →