Where does “كرك” come from?
كرك (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كورك, from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre- — to weaken, to become loose.
Ancestry of “كرك”, step by step
كرك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish كورك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كورك | shovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | گورمك | to see; to view; to spot |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *kegre- | to weaken, to become loose |
via Proto-Turkic *kẹrgek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *kẹrgek | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | gẹrge- | to need; necessity, necessary; to stay away, dare... |