Where does “diz çökmek” come from?

diz çökmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish çökmek, from Ottoman Turkish چوكمك, from Proto-Turkic čök- — to kneel down; to sink; to sit.

diz çökmek (Turkish): To sit down by putting one's knees down; to kneel down

Definitions

  1. To sit down by putting one's knees down; to kneel down

Ancestry of “diz çökmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçökmekto kneel; to collapse, fall down
2Ottoman Turkishچوكمكto come down
3Proto-Turkicčök-to kneel down; to sink; to sit
Every word from Proto-Turkic čök- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوكمك →Every word from Turkish çökmek →