Where does “اوکماک” come from?

اوکماک (Chagatai) comes from Khorezmian Turkic اوکماک, from Karakhanid اُوكْماكْ, from Proto-Turkic ȫg- — to praise.

اوکماک (Chagatai): to heap up, to accumulate; to increase over a period of time

Definitions

  1. to heap up, to accumulate; to increase over a period of time

Ancestry of “اوکماک”, step by step

اوکماک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khorezmian Turkic اوکماک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khorezmian Turkicاوکماکto praise
2Karakhanidاُوكْماكْ—
3Proto-Turkicȫg-to praise

via Karakhanid اُكْماكْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karakhanidاُكْماكْ—
2Proto-Turkic*ük-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫg- →Every word from Karakhanid اُوكْماكْ →Every word from Khorezmian Turkic اوکماک →