Where does “ima etmek” come from?

ima etmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish ima, from Ottoman Turkish ايما, from Arabic إِيْمَاء.

ima etmek (Turkish): to imply, to hint at

Definitions

  1. to imply, to hint at

Ancestry of “ima etmek”, step by step

ima etmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishimahint
2Ottoman Turkishايما—
3Arabicإِيْمَاء—

via Turkish etmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishetmekto do; to make; to equal
2Turkishyerle bir etmekto destroy, to ruin
Every word from Arabic إِيْمَاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ايما →Every word from Turkish ima →