Where does “burgü” come from?

burgü (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورغو, from Proto-Turkic *burgu — trumpet.

burgü (Turkish): borer, drill, gimlet, auger, any instrument used for drilling

Definitions

  1. borer, drill, gimlet, auger, any instrument used for drilling

Ancestry of “burgü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبورغوscrew, auger
2Proto-Turkic*burgutrumpet
Every word from Proto-Turkic *burgu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بورغو →