Where does “سوسلنمك” come from?

سوسلنمك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سوس, from Arabic سُوس, from Proto-Semitic sūs-, from Proto-Afroasiatic suʔw- — a kind of insect.

سوسلنمك (Ottoman Turkish): to be decorated, embellished, adorned, bedecked, to become furnished with decorations

Definitions

  1. to be decorated, embellished, adorned, bedecked, to become furnished with decorations

Ancestry of “سوسلنمك”, step by step

سوسلنمك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish سوس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسوسornament, decoration, embellishment, garnish
2Arabicسُوس
3Proto-Semiticsūs-moth; insect especially one that bites or chews...
4Proto-Afroasiaticsuʔw-a kind of insect

via Ottoman Turkish ـلنمك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلنمك
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic suʔw-Every word from Proto-Semitic sūs-Every word from Arabic سُوس