Where does “gülümsəmək” come from?
gülümsəmək (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani gülmək, from Azerbaijani üz, from Old Anatolian Turkish یوز, from Proto-Turkic yǖz, from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ — hundred; face.
gülümsəmək (Azerbaijani): to smile
Definitions
- to smile
Ancestry of “gülümsəmək”, step by step
gülümsəmək traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani gülmək
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | gülmək | to laugh |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | üz | face; impudence, insolence, effrontery; cheek,... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یوز | hundred, a numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yǖz | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | yǖŕ | hundred; face |
via Azerbaijani imsə
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | imsə | — |