Where does “gelenek” come from?

gelenek (Turkish) comes from Turkish gelmek, from Ottoman Turkish گلمك, from Ottoman Turkish كلمك, from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- — to come.

gelenek (Turkish): tradition

Definitions

  1. tradition

Ancestry of “gelenek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgelmekto come, move closer; to weigh
2Ottoman Turkishگلمكto come; to arrive; to result
3Ottoman Turkishكلمكto come
4Proto-Turkic*kẹl-to come

Words derived from “gelenek”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كلمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گلمك →