Where does “almamak” come from?

almamak (Turkish) comes from Turkish almak, from Ottoman Turkish آلمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish آلمق, from Proto-Turkic *al- — to take.

almamak (Turkish): to take not; to buy not

Definitions

  1. to take not; to buy not

Ancestry of “almamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishalmakto take; to buy
2Ottoman Turkishآلمقto take; to get
3Old Anatolian Turkishآلمقto take
4Proto-Turkic*al-to take
Every word from Proto-Turkic *al- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish آلمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آلمق →