Where does “كرچك” come from?
كرچك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish gerçäk, from Estonian Kertu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
كرچك (Ottoman Turkish): true, real
Definitions
- true, real
Ancestry of “كرچك”, step by step
كرچك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Anatolian Turkish gerçäk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | gerçäk | — |
| 2 | Estonian | Kertu | Gertrude |
| 3 | German | Gertrud | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gēr | spear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
via Proto-Turkic *kẹrtüček
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *kẹrtüček | — |