Where does “كونجك” come from?

كونجك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كون, from Old Anatolian Turkish كون, from Proto-Turkic kün — people.

كونجك (Ottoman Turkish): kind of leather strap to which ropes are attached, that serve to stretch the sail of a caique

Definitions

  1. kind of leather strap to which ropes are attached, that serve to stretch the sail of a caique

Ancestry of “كونجك”, step by step

كونجك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكونday
2Old Anatolian Turkishكونday, a period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle
3Proto-Turkickünpeople

via Ottoman Turkish ـجك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـجكDiminutive suffix after front vowels
2Proto-Turkic*-čükForms denominal dimunitive nouns
Every word from Proto-Turkic kün →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كون →
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