Where does “bakınmak” come from?

bakınmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish bakmak, from Ottoman Turkish باقمق, from Proto-Turkic *bak- — to look; to watch.

bakınmak (Turkish): to look around

Definitions

  1. to look around

Ancestry of “bakınmak”, step by step

bakınmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bakmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbakmakto look (at), gaze
2Ottoman Turkishباقمقto look; to look at
3Proto-Turkic*bak-to look; to watch

via Turkish ın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishınlair, den, burrow
2Persianاینthis
3Proto-Turkicinlair, burrow
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقمق →Every word from Turkish bakmak →