Where does “katkı” come from?
katkı (Turkish) comes from Turkish katmak, from Ottoman Turkish قاتمق, from Proto-Turkic Kat- — to mix, add; to mix, add, tie to.
katkı (Turkish): contribution; additive
Ancestry of “katkı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | katmak | to add, join, mix, annex; to join, bring together |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قاتمق | to add, join, mix, embroil |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | Kat- | to mix, add; to mix, add, tie to |