Where does “kısmak” come from?
kısmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیصمق, from Proto-Turkic *kïs-.
kısmak (Turkish): to reduce; to throttle, to choke; to turn down
Definitions
- to reduce; to throttle, to choke; to turn down
Ancestry of “kısmak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قیصمق | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *kïs- | — |