Where does “çekmek” come from?

çekmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چكمك, from Proto-Turkic *ček- — to line through.

çekmek (Turkish): to pull; to draw, haul, drag, tug; to attract,...

Definitions

  1. to pull; to draw, haul, drag, tug; to attract,...

Ancestry of “çekmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچكمكto pull, drag, draw, attract, imbibe, absorb,...
2Proto-Turkic*ček-to line through

Words derived from “çekmek”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *ček- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چكمك →