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Where does “esinlenmek” come from?

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

esinlenmek (Turkish): to be inspired

Definitions

  1. to be inspired

Ancestry of “esinlenmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishesinlemekto inspire
2Turkishesininspiration
3Turkisheşmekto scratch, dig lightly; to research and...
4Ottoman Turkishاشمكto itch, scratch; to amble; to dig up slightly,...
5Proto-Turkicẹĺ-to walk, trot, amble
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