Where does “bahse girmek” come from?

bahse girmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish girmek, from Ottoman Turkish گیرمك, from Old Turkic kır-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

bahse girmek (Turkish): to bet, wager

Definitions

  1. to bet, wager

Ancestry of “bahse girmek”, step by step

bahse girmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish girmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgirmekto enter
2Ottoman Turkishگیرمك—
3Old Turkickır-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Turkish bahis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbahissubject, topic
2Ottoman Turkishبحثinvestigation, inquiry, quest, an especially patient or thorough examination in order to ascertain facts, the act of investigating
3Arabicبَحْثquest; examination
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →