Where does “değnek” come from?
değnek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دكنك, from Proto-Turkic *tegenek.
değnek (Turkish): stick, cane, rod; wand
Ancestry of “değnek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دكنك | stick; cane; rod |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *tegenek | — |