Where does “bakmak” come from?

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

bakmak (Turkish): to look (at), gaze

Definitions

  1. to look (at), gaze

Ancestry of “bakmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباقمقto look; to look at
2Proto-Turkic*bak-to look; to watch

Words derived from “bakmak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *bak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقمق →
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