Where does “كورك” come from?

كورك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre- — to weaken, to become loose.

كورك (Ottoman Turkish): shovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,...

Definitions

  1. shovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,...

Ancestry of “كورك”, step by step

كورك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish گورمك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
2Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose

via Proto-Turkic küre-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicküre-to shovel, rake up

Words derived from “كورك”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kegre- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گورمك →