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Where does “dövmek” come from?

dövmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دوگمك, from Proto-Turkic *tȫg-.

dövmek (Turkish): to beat

Definitions

  1. to beat

Ancestry of “dövmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدوگمكto beat, to pound, to thrust
2Proto-Turkic*tȫg-—

Words derived from “dövmek”

  • dövüşçü
  • dövülmek
  • dövüşmek
  • dövüş
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