Where does “cevap vermek” come from?

cevap vermek (Turkish) comes from Turkish vermek, from Ottoman Turkish ویرمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish ویرمك, from Proto-Turkic bēr- — to give.

cevap vermek (Turkish): to answer, respond

Definitions

  1. to answer, respond

Ancestry of “cevap vermek”, step by step

cevap vermek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish vermek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishvermekto give; to consent for sex, to put out
2Ottoman Turkishویرمكto give
3Old Anatolian Turkishویرمكto give
4Proto-Turkicbēr-to give

via Turkish cevap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcevapresponse, reply, answer
2Ottoman Turkishجوابanswer, reply
3Arabicجَوَابanswer, reply
Every word from Proto-Turkic bēr- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ویرمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ویرمك →