Where does “tokmak” come from?

tokmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوقماق, from Proto-Turkic *tokïmak, from Proto-Turkic tokï- — to hit, knock, strike.

tokmak (Turkish): mallet; doorknocker; doorknob

Definitions

  1. mallet; doorknocker; doorknob

Ancestry of “tokmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوقماقa large wooden rod for pestle, used in...
2Proto-Turkic*tokïmak—
3Proto-Turkictokï-to hit, knock, strike

Words derived from “tokmak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic tokï- →