Where does “kesinlik” come from?

kesinlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish kesin, from Turkish kesmek, from Ottoman Turkish كسمك, from Proto-Turkic *kes-.

kesinlik (Turkish): precision, certainty

Definitions

  1. precision, certainty

Ancestry of “kesinlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkesincertain, definitive
2Turkishkesmekto cut; to cut off, interrupt; to stop
3Ottoman Turkishكسمكto cut; to sever; to slice
4Proto-Turkic*kes-—

Words derived from “kesinlik”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kes- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كسمك →Every word from Turkish kesmek →