Where does “sevgi” come from?

sevgi (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar sevmek, from Ottoman Turkish سومك, from Proto-Turkic seb- — to love; to like.

sevgi (Crimean Tatar): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “sevgi”, step by step

sevgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Crimean Tatar sevmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarsevmekto love; to like
2Ottoman Turkishسومكto love; to like; to caress
3Proto-Turkicseb-to love; to like

via Crimean Tatar ğı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarğı—
Every word from Proto-Turkic seb- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سومك →Every word from Crimean Tatar sevmek →