Where does “çukur” come from?

çukur (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوقور, from Proto-Turkic čok- — to dig; to swoop down on, to peck.

çukur (Turkish): hole

Definitions

  1. hole

Ancestry of “çukur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوقورhole, pit, hollow, cavity, depression, sump
2Proto-Turkicčok-to dig; to swoop down on, to peck

Words derived from “çukur”

Every word from Proto-Turkic čok- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوقور →