Where does “ayırmak” come from?
ayırmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آیرمق, from Old Turkic adïr-, from Javanese adi-, from Navajo di-, from Navajo -CHIIʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan čig — to be red ochre.
ayırmak (Turkish): to part, separate, sever; to choose, pick,...
Definitions
- to part, separate, sever; to choose, pick,...
Ancestry of “ayırmak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آیرمق | to part; separate, choose, pick, select,... |
| 2 | Old Turkic | adïr- | — |
| 3 | Javanese | adi- | — |
| 4 | Navajo | di- | fire, near or into it; Young and Morgan identify... |
| 5 | Navajo | -CHIIʼ | red; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;... |
| 6 | Proto-Athabaskan | čig | to be red ochre |