Where does “körük” come from?

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

körük (Turkish): bellows

Definitions

  1. bellows

Ancestry of “körük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوركshovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,...
2Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
3Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kegre- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گورمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كورك →
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