Where does “یالامق” come from?

یالامق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *yālga- — to lick.

یالامق (Ottoman Turkish): to lick, lick up, lap, to stroke, consume, or take in with the tongue

Definitions

  1. to lick, lick up, lap, to stroke, consume, or take in with the tongue

Ancestry of “یالامق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*yālga-to lick
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yālga-