Where does “چكیش” come from?

چكیش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چكمك, from Proto-Turkic *ček- — to line through.

چكیش (Ottoman Turkish): traction, pull, draw, the action or manner of pulling, drawing, or dragging something

Definitions

  1. traction, pull, draw, the action or manner of pulling, drawing, or dragging something

Ancestry of “چكیش”, step by step

چكیش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چكمك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچكمكto pull, drag, draw, attract, imbibe, absorb,...
2Proto-Turkic*ček-to line through

via Ottoman Turkish یش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیش
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ček-Every word from Ottoman Turkish چكمك