Where does “körkütük” come from?
körkütük (Turkish) comes from Turkish kör, from Ottoman Turkish كور, from Persian کور, from Middle Persian kwl.
körkütük (Turkish): extremely; unconditionally
Definitions
- extremely; unconditionally
Ancestry of “körkütük”, step by step
körkütük traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish kör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kör | blind; blunt, not sharp; of a place, having... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كور | blind |
| 3 | Persian | کور | blind |
| 4 | Middle Persian | kwl | — |
via Turkish kütük
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kütük | log; register |
| 2 | Latin | cōdex | tree trunk; book, notebook |
| 3 | Latin | caudex | A tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,... |