Where does “çarmıha germek” come from?

çarmıha germek (Turkish) comes from Turkish germek, from Ottoman Turkish كرمك, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

çarmıha germek (Turkish): to crucify

Definitions

  1. to crucify

Ancestry of “çarmıha germek”, step by step

çarmıha germek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish germek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgermekto stretch, strain, tighten, draw, lengthen; to...
2Ottoman Turkishكرمكto stretch, tight, tighten, spread out
3Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Turkish çarmıh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçarmıhcruciform mechanism used for torturing, torture...
2Persianچارمیخ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كرمك →Every word from Turkish germek →