Where does “имсәк” come from?

имсәк (Bashkir) comes from Proto-Turkic emček, from Proto-Turkic em- — now; to suck.

имсәк (Bashkir): breast; nipple

Definitions

  1. breast; nipple

Ancestry of “имсәк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicemčekbreast; nipple
2Proto-Turkicem-now; to suck
Every word from Proto-Turkic em- →Every word from Proto-Turkic emček →