Where does “Çukurçayır” come from?

Çukurçayır (Turkish) comes from Turkish çukur, from Ottoman Turkish چوقور, from Proto-Turkic čok- — to dig; to swoop down on, to peck.

Çukurçayır (Turkish): A place name used for several, mostly small settlements in Turkey

Definitions

  1. A place name used for several, mostly small settlements in Turkey

Ancestry of “Çukurçayır”, step by step

Çukurçayır traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish çukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçukurhole
2Ottoman Turkishچوقورhole, pit, hollow, cavity, depression, sump
3Proto-Turkicčok-to dig; to swoop down on, to peck

via Turkish çayır

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçayırmeadow
2Ottoman Turkishچایرmeadow, a field or pasture covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay
Every word from Proto-Turkic čok- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوقور →Every word from Turkish çukur →