Where does “kaptırmak” come from?

kaptırmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish kapmak, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.

kaptırmak (Turkish): to get carried away by

Definitions

  1. to get carried away by

Ancestry of “kaptırmak”, step by step

kaptırmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kapmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkapmakto snatch, seize, catch, grasp; to acquire, get,...
2Proto-TurkicKāp-to close

via Turkish tır

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtırheavy truck
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp- →Every word from Turkish kapmak →