Where does “gelenekçi” come from?

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

gelenekçi (Turkish): a traditional, traditionalist

Definitions

  1. a traditional, traditionalist

Ancestry of “gelenekçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgelenektradition
2Turkishgelmekto come, move closer; to weigh
3Ottoman Turkishگلمكto come; to arrive; to result
4Ottoman Turkishكلمكto come
5Proto-Turkic*kẹl-to come
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- →