Where does “Çukurova” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Çukurova”, step by step

Çukurova 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 ova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishovaplain, grassy plain, lowland
2Ottoman Turkishاواplain, grassy plain, meadow
3Proto-Turkicobacavity, valley
Every word from Proto-Turkic čok- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوقور →Every word from Turkish çukur →