Where does “чекмеџе” come from?

чекмеџе (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چكمجه, from Turkish çekmek, from Ottoman Turkish چكمك, from Proto-Turkic *ček- — to line through.

чекмеџе (Serbo-Croatian): drawer, a furniturized storage unit, a casket or desk that instead of a lid has pull-out mechanism

Definitions

  1. drawer, a furniturized storage unit, a casket or desk that instead of a lid has pull-out mechanism

Ancestry of “чекмеџе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچكمجهany implement pulled up
2Turkishçekmekto pull; to draw, haul, drag, tug; to attract,...
3Ottoman Turkishچكمكto pull, drag, draw, attract, imbibe, absorb,...
4Proto-Turkic*ček-to line through
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ček- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چكمك →Every word from Turkish çekmek →