Where does “kazık yemek” come from?
kazık yemek (Turkish) comes from Turkish yemek, from Ottoman Turkish یمك, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
kazık yemek (Turkish): To be deceived, to be cheated, to get swindled
Definitions
- To be deceived, to be cheated, to get swindled
Ancestry of “kazık yemek”, step by step
kazık yemek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish yemek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yemek | to eat; to require, use up, consume; to bite, eat... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یمك | food, meal; to eat, consume |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 4 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Turkish kazık
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kazık | A strong wooden or iron shaft, pointed at one end, driven into the ground for support, for tying a tether to or as a marker; a stake, pole or post |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قازیق | stake, picket, pale |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *kaŕguk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kaŕ- | to dig, scrape, plane; to dig out |