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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyemekto eat; to require, use up, consume; to bite, eat...
2Ottoman Turkishیمكfood, meal; to eat, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
4Chichewaiyehe, she

via Turkish kazık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishkazıkA 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
2Ottoman Turkishقازیقstake, picket, pale
3Proto-Turkic*kaŕguk
4Proto-Turkickaŕ-to dig, scrape, plane; to dig out
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European yé-Every word from Ottoman Turkish یمك