Where does “değnek” come from?

değnek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دكنك, from Proto-Turkic *tegenek.

değnek (Turkish): stick, cane, rod; wand

Definitions

  1. stick, cane, rod; wand

Ancestry of “değnek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدكنكstick; cane; rod
2Proto-Turkic*tegenek—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tegenek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دكنك →
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