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Where does “sevmek” come from?

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

sevmek (Crimean Tatar): to love; to like

Definitions

  1. to love; to like

Ancestry of “sevmek”, step by step

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