Where does “kurşun” come from?

kurşun (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قورشون, from Common Turkic korgušïn, from Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn — lead (metal).

kurşun (Turkish): lead; bullet

Definitions

  1. lead; bullet

Ancestry of “kurşun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقورشونlead; bullet
2Common Turkickorgušïnlead
3Proto-Turkic*korguĺčïnlead (metal)
Every word from Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn →Every word from Common Turkic korgušïn →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قورشون →