Where does “saymaca” come from?

saymaca (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani saymaq, from Proto-Turkic *sā(y)-.

saymaca (Azerbaijani): counting rhyme (short rhyme used among children to count through a group and pick someone)

Definitions

  1. counting rhyme (short rhyme used among children to count through a group and pick someone)

Ancestry of “saymaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanisaymaqto count
2Proto-Turkic*sā(y)-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sā(y)- →Every word from Azerbaijani saymaq →