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Where does “دوكمه” come from?

دوكمه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دوكمك, from Proto-Turkic düg- — to pound; to tie in a knot; make a loop.

دوكمه (Ottoman Turkish): cast, poured, molded; something cast, e. g. cast...

Definitions

  1. cast, poured, molded; something cast, e. g. cast...

Ancestry of “دوكمه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدوكمكto pour, to spill, to cast
2Proto-Turkicdüg-to pound; to tie in a knot; make a loop
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