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Where does “dondurmak” come from?

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

dondurmak (Turkish): to freeze something, to cause something to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze something, to cause something to freeze

Ancestry of “dondurmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdonmakfreeze , congeal; to feel very cold, freeze; to...
2Ottoman Turkishطوڭمقto freeze, to get into solid state of matter by...
3Proto-Turkicdoŋ-to freeze, to become ice

Words derived from “dondurmak”

  • dondurmacı
  • dondurma
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