Where does “silgi” come from?

silgi (Turkish) comes from Turkish silmek, from Ottoman Turkish سلمك, from Proto-Turkic sīl- — to wipe, rub.

silgi (Turkish): eraser

Definitions

  1. eraser

Ancestry of “silgi”, step by step

silgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish silmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsilmekto wipe, wipe up, wipe away; to rub sth. on,...
2Ottoman Turkishسلمكto wipe, wash and scrub, rub off or out
3Proto-Turkicsīl-to wipe, rub

via Azerbaijani silmək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanisilməkto wipe
Every word from Proto-Turkic sīl- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سلمك →Every word from Turkish silmek →