Where does “dəlməkeş” come from?
dəlməkeş (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani dəlmə, from Azerbaijani -mə, from Proto-Turkic *-me — Forms deverbal negative verbs.
Ancestry of “dəlməkeş”, step by step
dəlməkeş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani dəlmə
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | dəlmə | — |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | -mə | Negative verbal suffix; Suffix appended to verb... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *-me | Forms deverbal negative verbs |
via Azerbaijani keş
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | keş | cache |