Where does “ekmek” come from?

ekmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اكمك, from Ottoman Turkish اتمك, from Proto-Turkic etmek — bread.

ekmek (Turkish): bread; to sow, plant

Definitions

  1. bread; to sow, plant

Ancestry of “ekmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاكمكbread; to sow, to plant by strewing, to sprinkle
2Ottoman Turkishاتمكto do, to make; alternative form of اكمك
3Proto-Turkicetmekbread
Every word from Proto-Turkic etmek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اتمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اكمك →
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