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Where does “korunmak” come from?

korunmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish korumak, from Ottoman Turkish قوریمق, from Proto-Turkic *kōrï-.

korunmak (Turkish): to be protected

Definitions

  1. to be protected

Ancestry of “korunmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkorumakto protect, to shield
2Ottoman Turkishقوریمق—
3Proto-Turkic*kōrï-—
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