Where does “atamak” come from?

atamak (Turkish) comes from Turkish ad, from Ottoman Turkish آد, from Malay اد, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

atamak (Turkish): to appoint, assign, ordain

Definitions

  1. to appoint, assign, ordain

Ancestry of “atamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishadname, first name, last name; noun; reputation,...
2Ottoman Turkishآدname; noun; name, fame, reputation
3Malayادto be
4Proto-Turkicātname
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
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