Where does “gevrek” come from?

gevrek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish گورك, from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre- — to weaken, to become loose.

gevrek (Turkish): crisp, crispy

Definitions

  1. crisp, crispy

Ancestry of “gevrek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگوركfragile, frail, brittle, friable; beauty,...
2Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
3Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose

Words derived from “gevrek”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kegre- →