Where does “imtihana çekmek” come from?

imtihana çekmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish çekmek, from Ottoman Turkish چكمك, from Proto-Turkic *ček- — to line through.

imtihana çekmek (Turkish): to measure one's knowledge

Definitions

  1. to measure one's knowledge

Ancestry of “imtihana çekmek”, step by step

imtihana çekmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish çekmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçekmekto pull; to draw, haul, drag, tug; to attract,...
2Ottoman Turkishچكمكto pull, drag, draw, attract, imbibe, absorb,...
3Proto-Turkic*ček-to line through

via Turkish [[imtihan]]a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish[[imtihan]]a
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ček-Every word from Ottoman Turkish چكمكEvery word from Turkish çekmek