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Where does “girmək” come from?

girmək (Azerbaijani) comes from Old Turkic kır-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

girmək (Azerbaijani): to enter; to get into; to care

Definitions

  1. to enter; to get into; to care

Ancestry of “girmək”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkickır-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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