Where does “çarkçı” come from?

çarkçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish çark, from Persian چرخ, from Pahlavi 𐫝𐫍𐫡, from Proto-Iranian čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

çarkçı (Turkish): engineer, mechanic

Definitions

  1. engineer, mechanic

Ancestry of “çarkçı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçarkwheel
2Persianچرخwheel; cart; sewing machine
3Pahlavi𐫝𐫍𐫡—
4Proto-Iraniančaxrámwheel
5Proto-Indo-Iraniančakrámwheel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám →