Where does “كوريق” come from?

كوريق (Sudanese Arabic) comes from Arabic كُورِيك, from Ottoman Turkish كورك, from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre- — to weaken, to become loose.

كوريق (Sudanese Arabic): shovel

Definitions

  1. shovel

Ancestry of “كوريق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُورِيك—
2Ottoman Turkishكوركshovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,...
3Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
4Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kegre- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گورمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كورك →