Where does “kazık atmak” come from?

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

kazık atmak (Turkish): To deceive, to cheat, to swindle

Definitions

  1. To deceive, to cheat, to swindle

Ancestry of “kazık atmak”, step by step

kazık atmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kazık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishkazıkA 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
2Ottoman Turkishقازیقstake, picket, pale
3Proto-Turkic*kaŕguk—
4Proto-Turkickaŕ-to dig, scrape, plane; to dig out

via Turkish atmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishatmakto throw, cast, fire; to throw away, discard;...
2Ottoman Turkishآتمقto cast, throw, eject, shoot, fire
3Proto-Turkicāt-step; to step; to walk
Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *kaŕguk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قازیق →