Where does “eğirmen” come from?

eğirmen (Turkish) comes from Turkish men, from Ottoman Turkish منع, from Arabic مَنْع.

eğirmen (Turkish): spindle, distaff

Definitions

  1. spindle, distaff

Ancestry of “eğirmen”, step by step

eğirmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish men

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishmenAn act of prohibiting, forbidding
2Ottoman Turkishمنعpreventing, hindering
3Arabicمَنْع—

via Turkish eğirmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisheğirmekto spin to make yarn
2Proto-Turkic*egir-—
3Proto-Turkiceg-to bend
Every word from Arabic مَنْع →Every word from Ottoman Turkish منع →Every word from Turkish men →