Where does “korkmak” come from?
korkmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قورقمق, from Proto-Turkic *kork-.
korkmak (Turkish): to fear; to be afraid
Ancestry of “korkmak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قورقمق | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *kork- | — |
Words derived from “korkmak”