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Where does “germek” come from?

germek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كرمك, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

germek (Turkish): to stretch, strain, tighten, draw, lengthen; to...

Definitions

  1. to stretch, strain, tighten, draw, lengthen; to...

Ancestry of “germek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكرمكto stretch, tight, tighten, spread out
2Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “germek”

  • gerilmek
  • çarmıha germek
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