Where does “كركف” come from?

كركف (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کارگاه, from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

كركف (Ottoman Turkish): tambour, embroidery hoop, a circular frame for embroidery

Definitions

  1. tambour, embroidery hoop, a circular frame for embroidery

Ancestry of “كركف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکارگاهworkshop
2Persianـگاهa suffix forming words of location
3Persianگاهtime; place; throne
4Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
5Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-Every word from Sanskrit घस्Every word from Sanskrit घास
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