Where does “açmak” come from?

açmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آچمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish آچْمَقْ, from Proto-Turkic ač- — to open.

açmak (Turkish): to open; to turn on

Definitions

  1. to open; to turn on

Ancestry of “açmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآچمقto open, to make or become accessible or clear for passage by moving from a shut position
2Old Anatolian Turkishآچْمَقْ
3Proto-Turkicač-to open

Words derived from “açmak

Every word from Proto-Turkic ač-Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish آچْمَقْEvery word from Ottoman Turkish آچمق