Where does “kafayı yemek” come from?

kafayı yemek (Turkish) comes from Turkish yemek, from Ottoman Turkish یمك, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kafayı yemek (Turkish): to become insane, go nuts, to lose one's mind

Definitions

  1. to become insane, go nuts, to lose one's mind

Ancestry of “kafayı yemek”, step by step

kafayı yemek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yemek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyemekto eat; to require, use up, consume; to bite, eat...
2Ottoman Turkishیمكfood, meal; to eat, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

via Turkish kafa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkafahead
2Ottoman Turkishقفا—
3Arabicقَفًا—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یمك →