Where does “chiurec” come from?

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

chiurec (Romanian): tanned hide

Definitions

  1. tanned hide

Ancestry of “chiurec”, 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
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kegre- →