Where does “korkmak” come from?

korkmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قورقمق, from Proto-Turkic *kork-.

korkmak (Turkish): to fear; to be afraid

Definitions

  1. to fear; to be afraid

Ancestry of “korkmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقورقمقto fear, to be afraid or frightened of something
2Proto-Turkic*kork-—

Words derived from “korkmak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kork- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قورقمق →