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
Ancestry of “çukur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چوقور | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | čok- | to dig; to swoop down on, to peck |