Where does “kulak asmak” come from?

kulak asmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish kulak, from Ottoman Turkish قولاق, from Ottoman Turkish قول, from Old Anatolian Turkish قل, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

kulak asmak (Turkish): To heed, to pay attention, to listen carefully

Definitions

  1. To heed, to pay attention, to listen carefully

Ancestry of “kulak asmak”, step by step

kulak asmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kulak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkulakear
2Ottoman Turkishقولاقear; one who has lost an arm, arm-cripple
3Ottoman Turkishقولservant; arm; branch, section, division
4Old Anatolian Turkishقلslave
5Proto-Turkickülash

via Turkish aşmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaşmakto cross, traverse (a mountain, a river, a sea); to go through; to traverse
2Ottoman Turkishآصمقto hang up, suspend
3Proto-Turkicas-to hang
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قول →