Where does “emretmek” come from?

emretmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish Emir, from Ottoman Turkish امر, from Arabic أَمْر — order, command.

emretmek (Turkish): command ("to order")

Definitions

  1. command ("to order")

Ancestry of “emretmek”, step by step

emretmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Emir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishEmirwhich means prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation
2Ottoman Turkishامرcommand, order, an action or inaction that must be obeyed, mandated by someone in authority
3Arabicأَمْرorder, command

via Turkish etmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishetmekto do; to make; to equal
2Turkishyerle bir etmekto destroy, to ruin
Every word from Arabic أَمْر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish امر →Every word from Turkish Emir →