Where does “dallanmak” come from?

dallanmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish dal, from Ottoman Turkish دال, from Old Anatolian Turkish طال, from Proto-Turkic tāl — willow tree (genus Salix, various species).

dallanmak (Turkish): to branch, branch out

Definitions

  1. to branch, branch out

Ancestry of “dallanmak”, step by step

dallanmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdalbranch
2Ottoman Turkishدالany ramification, such as a branch, bough, twig or spray
3Old Anatolian Turkishطالbranch, the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing
4Proto-Turkictālwillow tree (genus Salix, various species)

via Turkish len

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishlen
Every word from Proto-Turkic tālEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish طالEvery word from Ottoman Turkish دال