Where does “قورتلانمق” come from?

قورتلانمق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قورت, from Proto-Turkic kūrt — wolf, canine; worm; wolf.

قورتلانمق (Ottoman Turkish): to become infested with worms, maggots, grubs, or similar pests

Definitions

  1. to become infested with worms, maggots, grubs, or similar pests

Ancestry of “قورتلانمق”, step by step

قورتلانمق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قورت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقورتwolf, the largest wild member of the canine subfamily, Canis lupus
2Proto-Turkickūrtwolf, canine; worm; wolf

via Ottoman Turkish ـلانمق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلانمق—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kūrt →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قورت →
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