Where does “çekinmek” come from?

çekinmek (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Turkish çekmek, from Ottoman Turkish چكمك, from Proto-Turkic *ček- — to line through.

Ancestry of “çekinmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçekmekto pull; to draw, haul, drag, tug; to attract,...
2Ottoman Turkishچكمكto pull, drag, draw, attract, imbibe, absorb,...
3Proto-Turkic*ček-to line through
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ček- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چكمك →Every word from Turkish çekmek →