Where does “ciocăni” come from?

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

ciocăni (Romanian): to knock

Definitions

to knock

Ancestry of “ciocăni”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	ciocan	hammer
2	Ottoman Turkish	çekiç	—
3	Old Turkic	çekük	—
4	Proto-Turkic	*čekük	—

Words derived from “ciocăni”

ciocănitoare

Every word from Proto-Turkic *čekük →

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