Where does “donakalmak” come from?

donakalmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish donmak, from Ottoman Turkish طوڭمق, from Proto-Turkic doŋ- — to freeze, to become ice.

donakalmak (Turkish): to stay catatonically, to be shocked and not be able to move

Definitions

  1. to stay catatonically, to be shocked and not be able to move

Ancestry of “donakalmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdonmakfreeze (to become solid due to low temperature), congeal
2Ottoman Turkishطوڭمقto freeze, to get into solid state of matter by...
3Proto-Turkicdoŋ-to freeze, to become ice
Every word from Proto-Turkic doŋ- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوڭمق →Every word from Turkish donmak →