Where does “ayak uydurmak” come from?

ayak uydurmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish ayak, from Ottoman Turkish آیاق, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایاق, from Proto-Turkic adak — foot; end.

ayak uydurmak (Turkish): to keep up, to keep up with

Definitions

  1. to keep up, to keep up with

Ancestry of “ayak uydurmak”, step by step

ayak uydurmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ayak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishayakpaw, foot
2Ottoman Turkishآیاقfoot; leg
3Old Anatolian Turkishایاق—
4Proto-Turkicadakfoot; end

via Turkish uydurmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishuydurmakto make up (a story)
2Ottoman Turkishاویدرمق—
Every word from Proto-Turkic adak →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایاق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آیاق →