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
Ancestry of “gelinmek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | gelmek | to come, move closer; to weigh |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | گلمك | to come; to arrive; to result |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | كلمك | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *kẹl- | — |