Where does “değirmen” come from?

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

değirmen (Turkish): mill

Definitions

  1. mill

Ancestry of “değirmen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “değirmen”

Every word from Proto-Turkic teg- →Every word from Proto-Turkic tegir- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *tegirmen →