Where does “çeneli” come from?
çeneli (Turkish) comes from Turkish çene, from Ottoman Turkish چكه, from Ottoman Turkish چكمك, from Proto-Turkic *ček-.
çeneli (Turkish): chinned, jawed
Ancestry of “çeneli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çene | chin; jaw; talkativeness |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چكه | chin, jawbone |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چكمك | to pull, drag, draw, attract, imbibe, absorb,... |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *ček- | — |