Where does “kazık” come from?

kazık (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قازیق, from Proto-Turkic *kaŕguk, from Proto-Turkic kaŕ- — to dig, scrape, plane; to dig out.

kazık (Turkish): A strong wooden or iron shaft, pointed at one end, driven into the ground for support, for tying a tether to or as a marker; a stake, pole or post

Definitions

  1. A strong wooden or iron shaft, pointed at one end, driven into the ground for support, for tying a tether to or as a marker; a stake, pole or post

Ancestry of “kazık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقازیقstake, picket, pale
2Proto-Turkic*kaŕguk
3Proto-Turkickaŕ-to dig, scrape, plane; to dig out

Words derived from “kazık

Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŕ-Every word from Proto-Turkic *kaŕgukEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قازیق
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