Where does “kusmak” come from?
kusmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوصمق, from Old Turkic kus-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
kusmak (Turkish): to vomit
Ancestry of “kusmak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوصمق | — |
| 2 | Old Turkic | kus- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |