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Where does “gelmemek” come from?

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

gelmemek (Turkish): Not to come

Definitions

  1. Not to come

Ancestry of “gelmemek”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gelmemek”

  • gelinmemek
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