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
Ancestry of “çökelti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چوكلمك | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چوكمك | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | čök- | to kneel down; to sink; to sit |