Where does “güreş” come from?

güreş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كورش, from Proto-Turkic *küreš- — to wrestle.

güreş (Turkish): wrestling

Definitions

  1. wrestling

Ancestry of “güreş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكورشwrestling, a sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points
2Proto-Turkic*küreš-to wrestle

Words derived from “güreş”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *küreš- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كورش →