Where does “چوركلنمك” come from?

چوركلنمك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چورك, from Common Turkic čörek — a round loaf of bread.

چوركلنمك (Ottoman Turkish): to wreathe, coil up, curl, to assume the shape of a coil or spiral

Definitions

  1. to wreathe, coil up, curl, to assume the shape of a coil or spiral

Ancestry of “چوركلنمك”, step by step

چوركلنمك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چورك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوركsweet bread, brioche
2Common Turkicčöreka round loaf of bread

via Ottoman Turkish ـلنمك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلنمك—
Every word from Common Turkic čörek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چورك →