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
Ancestry of “sevmek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سومك | to love; to like; to caress |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | seb- | to love; to like |