Where does “çıldırmak” come from?
çıldırmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چلدرمق, from Ottoman Turkish çıldurdu — crackling noise.
çıldırmak (Turkish): to go mad, go crazy, go insane, lose one's mind;...
Definitions
- to go mad, go crazy, go insane, lose one's mind;...
Ancestry of “çıldırmak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چلدرمق | to go mad, to lose one's wits |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | çıldurdu | crackling noise |