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Where does “gerekmek” come from?

gerekmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كركمك, from Proto-Turkic gẹrge- — to need; necessity, necessary; to stay away, dare...

gerekmek (Turkish): to be necessary, be needed, be required

Definitions

  1. to be necessary, be needed, be required

Ancestry of “gerekmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكركمكto be needful, be necessary, be fitting, be...
2Proto-Turkicgẹrge-to need; necessity, necessary; to stay away, dare...
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