Where does “ulama” come from?

ulama (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani -mə, from Proto-Turkic *-me — Forms deverbal negative verbs.

ulama (Azerbaijani): howl

Definitions

  1. howl

Ancestry of “ulama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijani-məNegative verbal suffix; Suffix appended to verb...
2Proto-Turkic*-meForms deverbal negative verbs
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-me →Every word from Azerbaijani -mə →
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