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Where does “كورك” come from?

كورك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre-.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “كورك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
2Proto-Turkic*kegre-—

Words derived from “كورك”

  • kürk
  • körük
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kegre- →