Where does “ortuk” come from?
ortuk (Old Turkic) comes from Azerbaijani örtmək, from Ottoman Turkish اورتمك, from Proto-Turkic ört-, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.
Ancestry of “ortuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Azerbaijani | örtmək | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اورتمك | to cover, to wrap, to clothe; to hide, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ört- | to cover |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ȫr- | to rise; to spin; to plait |
Words derived from “ortuk”