Where does “karalatmak” come from?

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

Ancestry of “karalatmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishkaralamakTo smear by drawing or painting with a pen, pencil or paint
2Ottoman Turkishقره‌لامقto blacken
3Ottoman Turkishقرهblack; alternative form of قاره
4Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
5Proto-Turkicïgačtree
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