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Where does “örtmək” come from?

örtmək (Azerbaijani) comes from Ottoman Turkish اورتمك, from Proto-Turkic ört-, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

Ancestry of “örtmək”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاورتمكto cover, to wrap, to clothe; to hide, to...
2Proto-Turkicört-to cover
3Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait
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