Where does “gevreklik” come from?

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

gevreklik (Turkish): friability

Definitions

  1. friability

Ancestry of “gevreklik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgevrekcrisp, crispy
2Ottoman Turkishگوركfragile, frail, brittle, friable; beauty,...
3Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
4Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kegre- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گورمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گورك →