Where does “övülmek” come from?
övülmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish övmek, from Ottoman Turkish اوگمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوكمك, from Proto-Turkic ȫg- — to praise.
övülmek (Turkish): to be praised
Definitions
- to be praised
Ancestry of “övülmek”, step by step
övülmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish övmek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | övmek | to compliment, praise, laud |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوگمك | to praise |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوكمك | to praise, to laud, to glorify, to exalt; to give glory or praise to |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ȫg- | to praise |
via Turkish il
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | il | province |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ایل | any other person that one's self, others, other people |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایل | land, country, region; the territory of a nation, a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ēl | realm |