Where does “kürek” come from?

kürek (Undetermined) comes from Ottoman Turkish كورك, from Ottoman Turkish گورمك, from Proto-Turkic *kegre- — to weaken, to become loose.

kürek (Undetermined): shovel, spade

Definitions

  1. shovel, spade

Ancestry of “kürek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوركshovel; oar, paddle; hard labour, drudgery,...
2Ottoman Turkishگورمكto see; to view; to spot
3Proto-Turkic*kegre-to weaken, to become loose

Words derived from “kürek”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kegre- →