Where does “ciocăneală” come from?

ciocăneală (Romanian) comes from Romanian ciocăni, from Romanian ciocan, from Ottoman Turkish çekiç, from Old Turkic çekük, from Proto-Turkic *čekük.

ciocăneală (Romanian): hammering

Definitions

  1. hammering

Ancestry of “ciocăneală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciocănito knock
2Romanianciocanhammer
3Ottoman Turkishçekiç—
4Old Turkicçekük—
5Proto-Turkic*čekük—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čekük →Every word from Old Turkic çekük →Every word from Ottoman Turkish çekiç →