Where does “gerilmek” come from?
gerilmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish germek, from Ottoman Turkish كرمك, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
gerilmek (Turkish): to be stretched; to be nervous
Definitions
- to be stretched; to be nervous
Ancestry of “gerilmek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | germek | to stretch, strain, tighten, draw, lengthen; to... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كرمك | to stretch, tight, tighten, spread out |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |