Where does “اوركه” come from?

اوركه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek ρόκα, from Italian Rocca, from Gothic rukka, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

اوركه (Ottoman Turkish): distaff, a device to which a bundle of fibres are attached for temporary storage, before being spun

Definitions

  1. distaff, a device to which a bundle of fibres are attached for temporary storage, before being spun

Ancestry of “اوركه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekρόκαrocket; distaff
2ItalianRoccafortress, stronghold
3Gothicrukka—
4Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rukn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukkô →