Where does “elemek” come from?

elemek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اله‌مك, from Proto-Turkic *elge-, from Proto-Turkic elig — hand.

elemek (Turkish): to sift

Definitions

  1. to sift

Ancestry of “elemek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاله‌مك—
2Proto-Turkic*elge-—
3Proto-Turkicelighand
Every word from Proto-Turkic elig →