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Where does “örtmek” come from?

örtmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اورتمك, from Proto-Turkic ört-, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

örtmek (Turkish): to cover; to veil; to hide; to conceal, hush up,...

Definitions

  1. to cover; to veil; to hide; to conceal, hush up,...

Ancestry of “örtmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاورتمكto cover, to wrap, to clothe; to hide, to...
2Proto-Turkicört-to cover
3Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait

Words derived from “örtmek”

  • örtü
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