Where does “gelinmek” come from?

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

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 Turkishكلمكto come
4Proto-Turkic*kẹl-to come
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كلمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گلمك →