Related to Turkishgıcırtı(“the sound of rubbing hard objects together”). Cognate with Turkmengyjyrdamak, Kyrgyzкыйчылдоо(kıyçıldoo), Uzbekgʻichilamoq, Uyghurغۇچۇرلىماق(ghuchurlimaq), perhaps also Tuvanкижиир(kijiir, “to itch”). See also Turkishgıcık.