Where does “kısmak” come from?

kısmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیصمق, from Proto-Turkic *kïs- — to squeeze.

kısmak (Turkish): to reduce; to throttle, to choke; to turn down

Definitions

  1. to reduce; to throttle, to choke; to turn down

Ancestry of “kısmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیصمقto catch, pinch
2Proto-Turkic*kïs-to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïs- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیصمق →