Where does “şaşmalatmaq” come from?

şaşmalatmaq (Crimean Tatar) comes from Võro maq, from Russian маг, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

şaşmalatmaq (Crimean Tatar): to confuse

Definitions

  1. to confuse

Ancestry of “şaşmalatmaq”, step by step

şaşmalatmaq traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Võro maq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VõromaqI
2Russianмагmage
3Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
5Proto-Iranianmagúš
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

via Crimean Tatar t

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatart

via Crimean Tatar şaşmalamaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarşaşmalamaq
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš