Where does “dirsek” come from?

dirsek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دیرسك, from Old Turkic tirsgek, from Proto-Turkic tīŕ — knee.

dirsek (Turkish): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “dirsek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدیرسكelbow, the region between the upper arm and the forearm that surrounds the elbow joint
2Old Turkictirsgek—
3Proto-Turkictīŕknee
Every word from Proto-Turkic tīŕ →Every word from Old Turkic tirsgek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دیرسك →