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Where does “eşmek” come from?

eşmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اشمك, from Proto-Turkic ẹĺ- — to walk, trot, amble.

eşmek (Turkish): to scratch, dig lightly; to research and...

Definitions

  1. to scratch, dig lightly; to research and...

Ancestry of “eşmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاشمكto itch, scratch; to amble; to dig up slightly,...
2Proto-Turkicẹĺ-to walk, trot, amble
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