Where does “tepmää” come from?

tepmää (Gagauz) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish دپمك, from Proto-Turkic tep- — to kick.

tepmää (Gagauz): to kick

Definitions

  1. to kick

Ancestry of “tepmää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishدپمكto kick, to strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg
2Proto-Turkictep-to kick
Every word from Proto-Turkic tep- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دپمك →
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