Where does “karalamak” come from?

karalamak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قره‌لامق, from Ottoman Turkish قره, from Ottoman Turkish آغاج, from Proto-Turkic ïgač — tree.

karalamak (Turkish): To smear by drawing or painting with a pen, pencil or paint

Definitions

  1. To smear by drawing or painting with a pen, pencil or paint

Ancestry of “karalamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقره‌لامقto blacken
2Ottoman Turkishقرهblack; alternative form of قاره
3Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
4Proto-Turkicïgačtree

Words derived from “karalamak”

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