Where does “kokmak” come from?

kokmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوقمق, from Proto-Turkic Kok- — to smell badly, to give out a smell of burning.

kokmak (Turkish): to have a bad smell; stink, reek, pong; to smell,...

Definitions

  1. to have a bad smell; stink, reek, pong; to smell,...

Ancestry of “kokmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوقمقto smell; to stink, to reek
2Proto-TurkicKok-to smell badly, to give out a smell of burning

Words derived from “kokmak

Every word from Proto-Turkic Kok-Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوقمق
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