Where does “Değirmencik” come from?

Değirmencik (Turkish) comes from Turkish değirmen, from Ottoman Turkish دكرمن, from Proto-Turkic *tegirmen, from Proto-Turkic tegir-, from Proto-Turkic teg- — to reach.

Ancestry of “Değirmencik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdeğirmenmill
2Ottoman Turkishدكرمنmill, a grinding apparatus or appliance for substances such as grains and seeds
3Proto-Turkic*tegirmen—
4Proto-Turkictegir-to spin, turn; round, circle; to turn, to spin
5Proto-Turkicteg-to reach
Every word from Proto-Turkic teg- →Every word from Proto-Turkic tegir- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *tegirmen →