Where does “uumaa” come from?

uumaa (Gagauz) comes from Proto-Turkic *ob- — to rub.

uumaa (Gagauz): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “uumaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*ob-to rub
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ob-
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