Where does “شمدی” come from?

شمدی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish شمدی, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوش امدی, from Common Turkic *oš emdi, from Proto-Turkic em- — now; to suck.

شمدی (Ottoman Turkish): now

Definitions

  1. now

Ancestry of “شمدی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishشمدی—
2Old Anatolian Turkishاوش امدی—
3Common Turkic*oš emdi—
4Proto-Turkicem-now; to suck
Every word from Proto-Turkic em- →Every word from Common Turkic *oš emdi →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوش امدی →