Where does “kurtarmak” come from?

kurtarmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish -ici, from Ottoman Turkish ـیجی, from Proto-Turkic *-gučï — Forms professions from verbs.

kurtarmak (Turkish): to save, rescue (to help someone or something to survive); to disentangle, set free

Definitions

  1. to save, rescue (to help someone or something to survive); to disentangle, set free

Ancestry of “kurtarmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-iciSuffix creating adjectives and/or (sometimes occupational) nouns directly from transitive verbs: -ive, -ous, -er
2Ottoman Turkishـیجی—
3Proto-Turkic*-gučïForms professions from verbs

Words derived from “kurtarmak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *-gučï →Every word from Turkish -ici →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـیجی →