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Where does “gelinmek” come from?

gelinmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish gelmek, from Ottoman Turkish گلمك, from Ottoman Turkish كلمك, from Proto-Turkic *kẹl-.

gelinmek (Turkish): to be run

Definitions

  1. to be run

Ancestry of “gelinmek”, step by step

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