Where does “kökəlmək” come from?

kökəlmək (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani kök, from Proto-Turkic kök — root.

kökəlmək (Azerbaijani): to gain weight, to put on weight; to get fat

Definitions

  1. to gain weight, to put on weight; to get fat

Ancestry of “kökəlmək”, step by step

kökəlmək traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani kök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanikökstout, fat, thick; root; stem
2Proto-Turkickökroot

via Azerbaijani əl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniəlhand
2Proto-Turkicēlrealm
Every word from Proto-Turkic kök →Every word from Azerbaijani kök →