Where does “çökelti” come from?

çökelti (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوكلمك, from Ottoman Turkish چوكمك, from Proto-Turkic čök- — to kneel down; to sink; to sit.

çökelti (Turkish): sediment, precipitate

Definitions

  1. sediment, precipitate

Ancestry of “çökelti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوكلمك—
2Ottoman Turkishچوكمكto come down
3Proto-Turkicčök-to kneel down; to sink; to sit
Every word from Proto-Turkic čök- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوكمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوكلمك →