Where does “uçurum” come from?

uçurum (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani uçurmaq, from Azerbaijani uçmaq, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق, from Proto-Turkic uč- — to fly.

uçurum (Azerbaijani): precipice, cliff

Definitions

  1. precipice, cliff

Ancestry of “uçurum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniuçurmaqto make fly an aircraft, to let fly a bird
2Azerbaijaniuçmaqto fly
3Old Anatolian Turkishاوچمقto fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface
4Proto-Turkicuč-to fly
Every word from Proto-Turkic uč- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق →Every word from Azerbaijani uçmaq →