Where does “kakmak” come from?

kakmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاقمق, from Proto-Turkic KAk- — to hit, knock, tear.

kakmak (Turkish): to beetle, tack down, mall; to embed, inlay; to...

Definitions

  1. to beetle, tack down, mall; to embed, inlay; to...

Ancestry of “kakmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاقمقto push, tap, to strike chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard
2Proto-TurkicKAk-to hit, knock, tear

Words derived from “kakmak

Every word from Proto-Turkic KAk-Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاقمق