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Where does “gitta” come from?

gitta (Swedish) comes from Turkish gitmek, from Ottoman Turkish كتمك, from Turkish getmek, from Proto-Turkic *kē(y)t-.

gitta (Swedish): to bring oneself to, to care, to have strength or...

Definitions

  1. to bring oneself to, to care, to have strength or...

Ancestry of “gitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgitmekto go
2Ottoman Turkishكتمك—
3Turkishgetmekto indent, notch, crack
4Proto-Turkic*kē(y)t-—
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