Where does “bakakalmak” come from?

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

bakakalmak (Turkish): to look at something, someone or somewhere astonishedly

Definitions

  1. to look at something, someone or somewhere astonishedly

Ancestry of “bakakalmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbakmakto look (at), gaze
2Ottoman Turkishباقمقto look; to look at
3Proto-Turkic*bak-to look; to watch
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقمق →Every word from Turkish bakmak →
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