Where does “كوركجی” come from?

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

كوركجی (Ottoman Turkish): rower, oarsman, a person who rows a boat, either alone or with others

Definitions

  1. rower, oarsman, a person who rows a boat, either alone or with others

Ancestry of “كوركجی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوركshovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,...
2Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
3Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose
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