Where does “ağaç çivi” come from?

ağaç çivi (Turkish) comes from Turkish ağaç, from Ottoman Turkish ağac, from Proto-Turkic ïgač — tree.

ağaç çivi (Turkish): peg

Definitions

  1. peg

Ancestry of “ağaç çivi”, step by step

ağaç çivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ağaç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishağaçtree
2Ottoman Turkishağac—
3Proto-Turkicïgačtree

via Turkish çivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçivinail
2Ottoman Turkishچیویpin, peg, wedge, bolt, gib, nail
3Proto-Turkicčibnail
Every word from Proto-Turkic ïgač →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ağac →Every word from Turkish ağaç →