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
- to branch, branch out
Ancestry of “dallanmak”, step by step
dallanmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish dal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dal | branch |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دال | any ramification, such as a branch, bough, twig or spray |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طال | branch, the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | tāl | willow tree (genus Salix, various species) |
via Turkish len
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | len | — |